Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s

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 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
2
5
0
6
1
0
1
1
1
3
4
5
3
4
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
16
2.5
S
14
1.9
S
11
4.5
S
12
3.5
S
10
3
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
546
3071
819
6304
2505
3423
2741
2039
1716
3554
3481
3801
1488
1186
1018
938
799
703
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
SSW
15
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
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
cross-off
High Tide
8:09PM1.64m
8:34AM1.58m
8:56PM1.63m
9:25AM1.61m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.29m
2:49PM0.31m
3:16AM0.28m
3:40PM0.31m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
8
8
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
6
7
6
5
Feels °C
10
5
4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
-1
2
4
3
2
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