Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
175
169
215
346
238
145
130
126
123
119
88
86
82
78
56
55
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:03PM1.56m
11:33AM1.62m
11:54PM1.53m
12:23PM1.62m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.35m
5:44PM0.41m
5:59AM0.38m
6:33PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
6
10
11
10
8
6
6
7
10
13
14
13
14
Feels °C
4
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
4
2
1
1
4
6
6
5
8
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