Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
12.2° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)18s
Evening (22 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
18
1.8
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1645
2001
1463
1029
679
485
341
312
294
213
192
137
91
88
81
51
66
353
447
302
318
256
352
375
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
E
10
NE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM1.74m
11:45AM1.67m
00:05AM1.67m
12:38PM1.65m
00:56AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.20m
5:29AM0.18m
5:53PM0.27m
6:19AM0.23m
6:46PM0.33m
7:07AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
7
6
6
9
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
12
13
12
12
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
4
3
3
7
8
5
5
6
6
7
6
9
10
8
9
4
3
5
3
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
18
1.8
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
S
10
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1645
2001
1463
1029
679
485
341
312
294
213
192
137
91
88
24
51
49
158
268
302
318
256
352
375
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
8
8
15
13
9
10
11
11
7
60
86
80
15
62
51
41
31
17
16
14
6
19
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
6
13
80
81
41
44
22
21
19
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
13
13
12
31
15
66
353
447
3
10
54
123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
5
Distance (km)
20
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
69
1
1
1
1
27
27
55
27
169
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
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