Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.1°C
1.3° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
2
6
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
11
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.9
SW
11
1.7
SSW
6
1.5
S
9
2.1
S
11
3
S
14
3.5
S
13
2.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
204
198
329
385
284
237
172
169
109
82
99
166
242
349
992
3109
3925
2285
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
45
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
SSW
15
W
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
High Tide
10:28PM1.52m
10:56AM1.62m
11:19PM1.50m
11:45AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.39m
5:09PM0.42m
5:22AM0.41m
5:57PM0.43m
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
8
13
15
15
14
14
12
6
6
9
12
11
10
8
Feels °C
9
8
6
4
4
4
7
7
5
7
9
4
-2
1
2
3
4
6
5
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