Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
786
725
755
800
734
768
724
755
847
1006
1026
1018
935
1061
1030
1059
961
858
712
680
749
679
476
400
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
S
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
10:41AM1.58m
11:02PM1.62m
11:34AM1.65m
11:56PM1.64m
12:30PM1.74m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.30m
4:52PM0.32m
5:19AM0.26m
5:47PM0.29m
6:10AM0.21m
6:43PM0.25m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
5
7
8
7
5
4
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
4
2
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
1
3
3
3
1
0
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