Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 18 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.0° 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 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
NE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
36
34
32
31
30
25
22
20
20
19
19
18
10
9
11
8
17
8
7
7
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:50PM2.03m
6:16AM1.85m
6:48PM2.05m
7:14AM1.84m
7:47PM2.03m
8:14AM1.82m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.05m
12:31PM-0.01m
1:13AM0.04m
1:30PM-0.01m
2:12AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:08
5:08
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
10
11
9
9
9
8
7
8
12
15
13
11
10
11
13
14
18
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
9
9
7
7
7
5
4
5
9
11
9
6
4
5
9
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
25
36
34
32
31
30
25
22
13
13
4
7
9
10
9
11
6
5
5
15
13
6
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
18
18
17
5
5
6
6
3
3
3
12
19
18
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
10
6
6
17
17
17
17
8
20
20
19
19
9
9
8
7
7
2
8
3
3
1
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
2
3
4
11
12
7
5
17
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
81
20
69
0
0
0
0
69
69
69
69
0
77
81
87
81
81
99
84
84
84
84
77
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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