Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (24 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (24 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
1.3
S
8
1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
339
366
380
385
240
343
612
597
637
478
439
402
219
312
283
278
222
246
183
125
193
123
726
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:14AM1.72m
11:40PM1.80m
12:10PM1.69m
00:33AM1.74m
1:03PM1.68m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.11m
5:23PM0.16m
5:57AM0.15m
6:18PM0.21m
6:49AM0.19m
7:11PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:04
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
7
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
6
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
7
1
S
7
1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
463
339
366
380
385
240
343
612
597
637
478
439
402
219
312
283
278
222
246
183
62
106
123
726
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
17
1
SSE
11
Energy kJ
12
11
21
20
9
82
119
47
44
42
41
59
58
61
39
38
38
38
38
38
125
71
112
240
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
S
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
4
6
14
25
17
81
7
7
4
3
4
40
6
6
2
4
71
47
32
32
47
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
SW
3
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
7
17
19
5
24
107
193
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
27
29
29
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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