Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 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
13.7° 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: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (06 May)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.9
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
14
2.4
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
42
42
44
45
21
21
8
41
21
21
112
21
86
90
233
20
929
604
362
176
325
305
263
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
40
NE
30
NNE
30
N
50
NNW
55
NW
30
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:21PM1.65m
8:44AM1.49m
9:08PM1.62m
9:31AM1.46m
9:54PM1.60m
10:17AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.40m
2:51PM0.40m
3:28AM0.41m
3:36PM0.41m
4:13AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:24
7:24
7:26
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
21
18
17
16
15
17
17
20
22
21
20
18
18
18
18
19
20
18
17
16
15
14
14
15
18
15
14
13
12
15
14
16
16
17
18
16
16
16
17
16
14
13
11
6
4
7
6
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
2.4
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
14
1.5
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
71
42
42
18
24
10
10
5
41
86
122
112
95
86
90
8
20
929
19
362
176
325
305
263
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
E
10
0.3
NE
7
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
NE
8
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
6
17
17
44
45
21
8
9
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
2
2
20
36
18
32
29
30
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
17
6
6
6
8
8
21
8
2
2
7
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
9
2.2
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
2
ENE
9
0.7
N
4
1.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.4
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
5
8
233
233
732
1833
604
12
73
17
3
11
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
2
4
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
69
69
245
94
94
93
0
29
1
0
1
264
209
98
295
294
102
69
59
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
8
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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