Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.1° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 12AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.5
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
302
376
297
193
167
133
94
118
111
128
136
212
438
392
788
1490
1924
1868
Wind (km/h)
30
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
40
SW
45
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:30PM1.83m
7:58AM1.76m
8:23PM1.75m
8:53AM1.71m
Low Tide
1:51AM0.11m
2:15PM0.16m
2:42AM0.17m
3:08PM0.24m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
7
5
4
4
4
4
8
10
9
7
7
8
9
8
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
0
1
1
-1
-1
-1
0
4
5
4
3
2
3
2
1
1
0
2
2
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