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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 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
13.8° 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 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
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 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, gales from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
164 | 147 | 130 | 86 | 71 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 74 | 106 | 114 | 21 | 86 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 716 | 500 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.52m | 8:21PM1.65m | 8:44AM1.49m | 9:08PM1.62m | 9:31AM1.46m | 9:54PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56AM0.38m | 2:06PM0.38m | 2:43AM0.40m | 2:51PM0.40m | 3:28AM0.41m | 3:36PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:21 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 44 | 45 | 44 | 86 | 71 | 42 | 28 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 62 | 74 | 106 | 114 | 93 | 86 | 166 | 20 | 21 | 716 | 500 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 18 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 164 | 147 | 130 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 6 | — | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 295 | 766 | 1443 | 958 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 98 | 93 | 69 | 93 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 264 | 209 | 367 | 98 |
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