Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.9°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.7
ESE
13
1.1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
363
284
186
155
240
173
269
384
449
487
612
671
1086
1514
1938
1804
1484
1278
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
SE
5
N
10
NW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:16AM1.73m
6:39PM1.72m
7:05AM1.77m
7:29PM1.72m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.21m
12:31PM0.20m
00:54AM0.19m
1:24PM0.19m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
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8:28
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7:29
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7:30
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1
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Temp °C
7
7
6
5
4
4
9
10
11
11
9
8
5
6
9
12
14
12
11
Feels °C
-1
-1
2
1
0
0
5
5
8
9
6
5
1
3
6
8
10
8
8
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