Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
5
2
6
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
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
SSE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
16
2.5
S
14
1.7
S
11
4
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
10
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
161
215
546
3071
646
5261
2917
2329
2385
2146
1693
3190
3291
3404
1307
1094
970
873
784
689
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
7:47AM1.56m
8:09PM1.64m
8:34AM1.58m
8:56PM1.63m
9:25AM1.61m
Low Tide
2:00PM0.30m
2:30AM0.29m
2:49PM0.31m
3:16AM0.28m
3:40PM0.31m
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
14
8
8
7
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
6
7
6
5
Feels °C
4
7
10
5
5
3
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
2
3
3
2
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