Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
253
126
81
45
37
26
99
101
73
75
234
357
499
422
347
554
367
298
217
195
169
132
116
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SE
15
E
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:34AM1.72m
00:03AM1.84m
12:31PM1.71m
00:57AM1.80m
1:24PM1.70m
1:48AM1.76m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.14m
6:20AM0.15m
6:39PM0.17m
7:13AM0.17m
7:33PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:38
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
11
14
17
17
17
17
15
13
13
16
18
13
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
9
13
15
14
14
13
11
10
9
13
16
11
10
11
10
10
10
12
12
10
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
253
253
126
44
42
37
22
99
101
73
75
234
357
499
422
187
554
367
298
217
195
169
132
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
9
0.8
SSE
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
13
13
47
81
45
29
26
1
1
3
10
6
51
49
101
347
2
2
2
2
6
4
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
17
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
6
6
6
6
12
1
1
9
24
2
1
3
7
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
12
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
98
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
20
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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