Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
183
156
149
113
132
118
285
415
438
653
698
279
202
173
114
94
70
68
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:27AM1.83m
3:59PM2.01m
4:21AM1.85m
4:52PM2.00m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.09m
9:40AM-0.01m
10:18PM0.06m
10:36AM-0.02m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
9
9
9
8
8
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
6
4
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
9
8
8
9
10
14
15
12
10
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