Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.9° C
1.1° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.7
SSE
16
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1092
961
850
819
735
740
610
449
440
379
327
320
268
240
225
183
175
139
196
106
81
81
43
57
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:56PM1.64m
12:30PM1.74m
00:53AM1.69m
1:27PM1.83m
1:50AM1.74m
2:24PM1.92m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.21m
6:43PM0.25m
7:04AM0.16m
7:42PM0.20m
8:01AM0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
8
9
7
Feels °C
0
-1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
4
6
4
3
2
2
1
1
4
3
2
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