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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | |
532 | 697 | 505 | 494 | 3551 | 5044 | 4947 | 1851 | 1690 | 1249 | 1059 | 905 | 653 | 518 | 393 | 317 | 268 | 214 | 481 | 1003 | 1150 | 1393 | 1668 | 1761 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:02AM1.45m | 11:23PM1.59m | 11:47AM1.48m | 00:08AM1.61m | 12:34PM1.54m | 00:55AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.39m | 5:39AM0.37m | 5:50PM0.36m | 6:23AM0.32m | 6:38PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
 kJ | 532 | 697 | 505 | 494 | 1980 | 1905 | 2078 | 1851 | 1690 | 1249 | 1059 | 905 | 653 | 518 | 393 | 317 | 268 | 214 | 481 | 1003 | 1150 | 1393 | 1668 | 1761 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 186 | 175 | 167 | 161 | 158 | 140 | 98 | 128 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 66 | 173 | 150 | 62 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 13 | — | S 26 | SE 24 | SSE 24 |
| kJ | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 33 | 65 | 64 | 31 | — | 13 | 24 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | SW 2 | S 6 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 170 | 488 | 3551 | 5044 | 4947 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 87 | 58 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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