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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 477 | 586 | 1010 | 1143 | 1286 | 1010 | 872 | 850 | 907 | 834 | 735 | 562 | 477 | 410 | 349 | 294 | 245 | 258 | 258 | 253 | 210 | 149 | 149 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33AM 1.80 | 8:05PM 1.97 | 8:32AM 1.78 | 9:05PM 1.95 | 9:33AM 1.76 | 10:06PM 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:49PM 0.05 | 2:29AM 0.09 | 2:47PM 0.07 | 3:28AM 0.11 | 3:46PM 0.09 | 4:27AM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
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