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Fields Surf Forecast
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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 02 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 173 | 195 | 198 | 194 | 153 | 150 | 144 | 102 | 98 | 73 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 67 | 43 | 105 | 150 | 172 | 238 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:20AM 1.75 | 2:43PM 1.75 | 3:15AM 1.85 | 3:39PM 1.80 | 4:11AM 1.95 | 4:35PM 1.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:03PM 0.16 | 8:31AM 0.18 | 8:56PM 0.10 | 9:29AM 0.13 | 9:51PM 0.05 | 10:29AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
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