Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.2° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
238
157
120
148
115
117
115
115
154
177
184
181
171
167
164
161
161
164
214
231
231
131
160
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25AM1.56m
5:50PM1.71m
6:08AM1.55m
6:33PM1.69m
6:51AM1.53m
7:16PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.32m
00:10AM0.36m
12:17PM0.32m
00:54AM0.35m
1:01PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
13
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
4
7
8
6
6
6
7
5
5
8
8
6
7
6
5
4
6
9
10
9
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
257
238
122
120
148
115
117
115
115
154
177
184
181
171
167
164
161
161
164
214
231
231
131
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
Energy kJ
122
122
157
97
93
63
55
48
29
26
26
15
13
12
6
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
119
160
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
12
12
7
95
93
92
93
60
47
45
23
23
24
22
9
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
6
0.9
N
4
Energy kJ
25
5
5
15
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
20
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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