Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.6° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (02 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
26
23
23
22
14
14
14
6
5
5
10
24
21
20
19
47
47
92
93
97
93
73
69
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:00PM1.74m
11:31AM1.89m
00:00AM1.74m
12:29PM1.86m
00:59AM1.73m
1:26PM1.83m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.10m
5:52PM0.12m
6:10AM0.11m
6:48PM0.12m
7:08AM0.13m
7:42PM0.13m
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Temp °C
14
14
15
17
19
19
19
18
18
16
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18
18
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
14
16
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18
Feels °C
7
7
9
10
12
12
13
11
13
13
13
15
15
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
13
14
16
17
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