Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
12.1°C
2.0° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
18
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
75
60
58
44
86
28
131
136
108
66
48
36
36
30
30
45
45
24
22
21
21
21
21
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:22AM1.78m
6:44PM1.70m
7:10AM1.76m
7:32PM1.65m
7:58AM1.73m
8:21PM1.61m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.17m
12:40PM0.21m
00:59AM0.21m
1:30PM0.25m
1:46AM0.26m
2:20PM0.30m
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
16
15
13
16
18
18
18
16
13
12
12
16
22
23
20
20
18
16
13
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
14
14
12
15
14
14
16
15
12
10
10
13
18
20
17
16
15
14
11
13
13
13
10
10
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