Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Feb 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fields today?

The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (28 Feb)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (28 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.5
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
ESE
1.2
SSE
1.5
S
2.4
SSW
2.3
S
1.9
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
2
S
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)5555583455513131046101010141414913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121811107710243137121834195316711521119652630722580582481
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
35
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
20
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
1.88
2:55PM
1.74
3:27AM
1.90
3:49PM
1.76
4:19AM
1.91
4:41PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.13
8:49AM
0.18
9:06PM
0.10
9:44AM
0.16
10:01PM
0.08
10:37AM
0.14
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------8:15-------8:13-------8:12
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------26721111--
Temp. °C1312111013151514121212111415109891099101312
Feels °C (?)111098101010991010811132744211144
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