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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 355 | 293 | 331 | 313 | 268 | 256 | 232 | 198 | 167 | 147 | 117 | 137 | 602 | 3207 | 2322 | 1464 | 961 | 488 | 277 | 271 | 222 | 223 | 268 | 678 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:09AM 1.84 | 3:33PM 1.73 | 3:59AM 1.81 | 4:23PM 1.73 | 4:47AM 1.78 | 5:11PM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:51PM 0.14 | 9:26AM 0.17 | 9:44PM 0.15 | 10:16AM 0.17 | 10:35PM 0.16 | 11:03AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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