Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.8°C
1.7° 

Fields surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fields today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 7PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.6
ENE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
136
183
105
84
63
75
60
58
58
86
28
181
158
120
66
54
38
30
30
37
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
SW
5
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:56PM1.75m
6:22AM1.78m
6:44PM1.70m
7:10AM1.76m
7:32PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.17m
00:12AM0.17m
12:40PM0.21m
00:59AM0.21m
1:30PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
21
20
19
17
15
14
12
15
18
18
17
16
13
12
12
17
22
23
19
19
Feels °C
16
19
19
18
15
13
12
11
14
15
14
15
14
12
10
9
14
17
19
13
15
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