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Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
15.8° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 232 | 198 | 157 | 153 | 150 | 124 | 577 | 7478 | 2290 | 1443 | 352 | 329 | 271 | 232 | 227 | 256 | 236 | 214 | 257 | 527 | 402 | 384 | 339 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:33PM 1.73 | 3:59AM 1.81 | 4:23PM 1.73 | 4:47AM 1.78 | 5:11PM 1.73 | 5:33AM 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:44PM 0.15 | 10:16AM 0.17 | 10:35PM 0.16 | 11:03AM 0.17 | 11:24PM 0.19 | 11:50AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
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