Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.1°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
19
2.1
S
6
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
267
333
333
248
216
177
111
72
71
332
844
1351
1672
1556
939
692
642
723
792
872
928
896
1081
1102
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
S
40
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:18AM1.49m
8:40PM1.62m
9:03AM1.50m
9:25PM1.61m
9:51AM1.52m
10:12PM1.60m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.34m
3:02AM0.34m
3:13PM0.35m
3:45AM0.32m
4:01PM0.34m
4:30AM0.30m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:07
 mm
2
5
2
1
3
14
14
15
12
7
10
10
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
11
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
7
8
5
-2
-3
-2
-5
-4
-1
2
3
1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.8
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
11
Energy kJ
267
333
333
248
216
177
111
68
55
88
87
117
148
282
364
509
642
723
792
872
928
896
1081
1102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
45
6
5
5
5
9
51
72
53
47
220
290
127
125
124
119
44
42
203
148
117
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.6
S
18
0.5
NE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
6
5
4
39
72
71
227
38
41
40
38
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.1
SSW
5
2.1
S
6
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
3
6
29
34
54
67
54
332
844
1351
1672
1556
939
692
549
563
441
280
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
27
77
77
69
77
64
58
58
169
169
169
169
58
58
58
55
58
55
55
55
55
55
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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