Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.6°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
12
10
10
10
10
10
14
36
49
47
45
58
57
71
46
74
98
183
187
180
166
111
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
10
SW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
8:20AM1.70m
8:44PM1.61m
9:12AM1.67m
9:36PM1.56m
10:04AM1.64m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.25m
2:39PM0.30m
2:57AM0.31m
3:30PM0.36m
3:46AM0.36m
4:20PM0.40m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
13
15
16
13
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
11
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
4
6
7
9
10
7
7
7
4
3
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
6
8
8
7
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