Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.6° C

1.6°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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (27 Jun)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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)
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
551
682
762
682
682
595
584
566
461
400
339
339
339
290
290
245
204
208
336
717
1032
1405
1279
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:30AM1.56m
2:57PM1.67m
3:14AM1.56m
3:41PM1.69m
3:58AM1.56m
4:24PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.34m
9:11PM0.40m
9:21AM0.34m
9:56PM0.39m
10:05AM0.34m
10:41PM0.38m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
7
Feels °C
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
4
4
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
6
7
8
7
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
Energy kJ
468
551
682
762
682
682
595
584
566
461
400
339
339
339
290
290
245
204
208
216
717
1032
1405
1279
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
17
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
SSE
17
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
Energy kJ
262
176
102
75
464
339
306
576
493
344
242
163
111
80
67
61
53
69
90
336
221
233
233
212
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
120
280
503
486
54
29
29
24
4
17
21
21
59
120
80
57
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
S
9
Energy kJ
10
3
21
142
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
87
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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