Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

10.7° C

Fields surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fields today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 10	E 10	E 13	E 13	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	E 12	ESE 12	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	45	47	41	26	26	25	15	14	14	7	9	14	25	7	8	14	14	30	71	71	34	43	44	21
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NW	NW	NNW	NW	N	N	WNW	W	WNW	W	NE	SW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:47AM1.79m					3:21PM2.00m				3:43AM1.84m				4:17PM2.05m				4:40AM1.87m				5:13PM2.06m
Low Tide			8:58AM0.03m					9:40PM0.09m				9:56AM-0.02m				10:38PM0.05m				10:54AM-0.05m				11:35PM0.02m


	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	7:54
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	7	7	11	12	11	10	10	11	11	11	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	14	15	13	11	10
Feels °C	2	3	3	6	7	6	5	5	6	7	7	10	9	10	10	11	10	9	9	12	14	11	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 6	E 10	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	E 11
kJ	21	17	15	26	26	25	20	29	27	49	21	14	25	20	8	26	14	14	26	25	25	43	44	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 6	NE 7	S 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	NE 4	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 18	E 10	E 11	E 12	SSE 19	SSE 19	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	40	40	40	14	12	13	15	14	2	7	9	7	7	7	6	8	9	27	71	71	11	13	12	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	SSE 13	S 8	S 8	ESE 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 18	NE 8	E 14	E 13	E 13	SSE 18	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 19	SSE 17	SSE 17	ESE 14
kJ	25	24	13	13	13	16	5	5	14	1	1	1	6	2	4	14	14	30	10	5	34	30	29	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	NE 7	NE 3	NE 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 2	NNW 3	—	NE 7	—	—	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3
kJ	45	47	41	—	—	26	3	2	3	1	1	1	1	—	38	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	27	1	69	81	27	68	27	62	98	199	199	27	27	68	0	0	0	0	29	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Tuhawaiki Point	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay				Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Tuhawaiki Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2				1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Morne Rights Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Spooky's New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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