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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 65 | 49 | 36 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 49 | 58 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 32 | 56 | 107 | 167 | 216 | 218 | 244 | 210 | 151 | 104 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:16AM 1.64 | 12:38PM 1.68 | 1:10AM 1.62 | 1:28PM 1.62 | 1:59AM 1.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:04PM 0.19 | 6:24AM 0.27 | 6:54PM 0.24 | 7:16AM 0.33 | 7:42PM 0.28 | 8:06AM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
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