Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
2
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
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
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
873
996
1026
926
954
1162
1080
989
875
858
720
754
622
533
440
384
327
320
262
240
220
175
173
145
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34AM1.65m
11:56PM1.64m
12:30PM1.74m
00:53AM1.69m
1:27PM1.83m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.26m
5:47PM0.29m
6:10AM0.21m
6:43PM0.25m
7:04AM0.16m
7:42PM0.20m
cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
7
7
7
6
5
7
8
7
6
6
Feels °C
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
5
5
4
3
3
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