Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.0°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.9
S
17
0.9
SSE
17
1
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
258
206
191
174
211
105
470
469
622
857
1125
958
902
733
688
421
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
N
20
WNW
35
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
30
NE
40
NE
35
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:55AM1.55m
3:20PM1.69m
3:37AM1.57m
4:02PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:49PM0.39m
8:59AM0.32m
9:33PM0.35m
9:43AM0.28m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
3
3
2
1
2
Temp °C
14
15
14
15
15
16
17
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
8
9
8
10
11
12
13
2
4
5
5
4
2
1
0
1
4
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