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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 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
13.7° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | |
101 | 21 | 114 | 117 | 120 | 147 | 20 | 8 | 909 | 537 | 18 | 354 | 411 | 325 | 226 | 175 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 94 | 376 | 654 | 697 | 2717 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.62m | 9:31AM1.46m | 9:54PM1.60m | 10:17AM1.45m | 10:39PM1.59m | 11:02AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.41m | 3:36PM0.41m | 4:13AM0.41m | 4:20PM0.41m | 4:56AM0.40m | 5:04PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 13 |
 kJ | 101 | 147 | 114 | 117 | 120 | 147 | 20 | 8 | 909 | 537 | 18 | 354 | 411 | 325 | 226 | 175 | 113 | 100 | 100 | 94 | 376 | 654 | 697 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 18 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 94 | 246 | 246 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 18 | — | — | S 9 | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | 23 | 13 | 47 | — | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 63 | 219 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | N 3 | NW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | NNE 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SSE 4 | S 15 |
| kJ | 215 | — | — | — | — | 273 | 380 | 608 | 1872 | 971 | 274 | 690 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 32 | 2717 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 1 | 264 | 94 | 98 | 98 | 80 | 55 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 265 |
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