Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.1°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: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
2
8
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.4
SSE
4.5
S
2.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)11111110141415101399991115141414131312161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)157153117108788771824785011028367271271232302236214316569514384383254443677
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NW
20
WSW
10
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
1.81
4:23PM
1.73
4:47AM
1.78
5:11PM
1.73
5:33AM
1.75
5:57PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44PM
0.15
10:16AM
0.17
10:35PM
0.16
11:03AM
0.17
11:24PM
0.19
11:50AM
0.19
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:41-------7:41-------7:43---
Sunset-------7:21-------7:19-------7:17
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---142------------------
Temp. °C13131212101010111098791214131314141415202119
Feels °C (?)1111810655787547101191011111212171615
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