Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 8.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
2.4
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1160
3874
5660
2119
1886
1120
983
2251
2048
2000
1816
1307
983
722
484
350
250
193
138
119
88
82
77
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
N
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
N
20
N
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:20AM1.67m
7:43PM1.67m
8:11AM1.70m
8:35PM1.66m
9:05AM1.72m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.24m
1:37PM0.25m
2:02AM0.24m
2:30PM0.26m
2:52AM0.23m
3:25PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
4
5
6
9
11
9
6
6
8
8
11
13
14
13
14
13
14
13
16
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
0
1
2
6
7
4
2
2
3
4
5
6
6
8
10
8
10
8
11
12
14
14
11
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