Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

13.4°C

Fields surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fields today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	17s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	16s
Evening (25 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).
	Sunday 25							Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	NE 4	SSW 10	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	39	53	55	55	53	51	50	55	72	64	56	38	17	12	11	9	23	20	62	83	64	162	141
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NW	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		4:12AM1.69m				4:33PM1.70m				5:00AM1.77m				5:22PM1.73m				5:49AM1.84m				6:13PM1.76m
Low Tide				10:22AM0.23m				10:45PM0.19m				11:14AM0.19m				11:34PM0.15m				12:08PM0.16m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	14	19	19	19	16	13	13	15	19	21	21	18	18	18	19	10	9	9	9	10	8
Feels °C	6	6	12	17	16	16	10	9	9	9	13	15	16	10	11	12	15	3	4	4	5	7	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	NE 4	SSE 16	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	SE 15	SSE 14	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 9	S 11	S 10	NE 5	NE 9	S 6	S 6	S 9	SSE 9
kJ	39	25	25	25	53	3	50	21	25	27	56	38	2	3	29	9	2	13	65	83	64	162	141
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 9	SSE 16	ENE 3	SSE 17	SE 17	SE 16	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 13	S 12	S 12	SE 12	SE 11	NE 9	S 9	NE 9	SSE 9	E 11	SE 10
kJ	5	53	55	55	15	51	2	55	72	64	6	6	17	12	11	5	5	30	7	53	26	2	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 12	SE 12	E 11	E 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NE 7	—	E 11
kJ	21	5	3	2	3	14	14	6	7	6	5	5	6	6	6	2	2	5	5	5	7	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 2	—	—	NE 5	NE 3	NE 4	—	WNW 2	NW 2	NNW 2	NW 2	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	N 3	NNE 9	NE 4	SSW 10	S 5	—	—	ENE 6	NE 3
kJ	1	—	—	7	3	8	—	1	1	1	2	5	12	10	5	73	23	20	62	—	—	4	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	South Shore Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	New Brighton Beach Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	81	0	27	68	0	29	68	69	98	98	98	98	98	62	58	55	27	0	0	81
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay					Tuhawaiki Point	Taylors Mistake	Scarborough	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1					1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kaka Point Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Larsen Street West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	3	4	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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