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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 15 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fields today?
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | |
140 | 246 | 221 | 206 | 143 | 135 | 132 | 107 | 107 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 36 | 38 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 3:28AM1.78m | 3:58PM1.92m | 4:22AM1.82m | 4:54PM1.99m | 5:18AM1.84m | 5:50PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.15m | 9:40AM0.08m | 10:16PM0.10m | 10:35AM0.03m | 11:15PM0.07m | 11:33AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 65 | 246 | 221 | 206 | 143 | 135 | 132 | 107 | 107 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 36 | 38 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 140 | 64 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 56 | 36 | 77 | 53 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 20 | 81 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 20 | 69 |
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