Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
1.4
SE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1703
993
780
584
386
330
288
261
178
165
127
130
127
179
177
175
171
166
135
258
147
130
95
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM1.67m
10:10PM1.60m
10:41AM1.64m
11:03PM1.56m
11:33AM1.62m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.24m
4:02PM0.32m
4:23AM0.30m
4:54PM0.37m
5:12AM0.35m
5:44PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
8
9
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
2
4
3
4
8
9
7
5
4
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
3
4
6
7
6
6
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