Fields surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
14.7° 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 4AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)10101112121212111110101010914131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)767115614051921202016651324966741613450333225207175173165123119119110181136136
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
20
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:56-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset------5:58-------5:57-------5:54-
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C16161413151919171615141315171714131110911151615
Feels °C (?)151210101314141313119710121177765811119
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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