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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 30 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fields surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fields sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
285 | 230 | 158 | 146 | 111 | 72 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 114 | 16 | 120 | 145 | 174 | 157 | 161 | 202 | 197 | 248 | 291 | 376 | 414 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.69m | 4:25AM1.58m | 4:51PM1.70m | 5:10AM1.57m | 5:35PM1.71m | 5:54AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.31m | 10:24PM0.36m | 10:35AM0.32m | 11:10PM0.36m | 11:19AM0.33m | 11:55PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 285 | 230 | 158 | 146 | 61 | 62 | 41 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 33 | 114 | 140 | 120 | 145 | 174 | 157 | 161 | 202 | 197 | 248 | 291 | 376 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 36 | 41 | 111 | 72 | 69 | 50 | 30 | 49 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — | NE 8 | ENE 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 63 | 40 | — | 24 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 53 | 65 | 109 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 125 | 91 | 245 | 270 | — | 393 | — | — | — | 416 | 565 | 579 | 573 | 962 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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