Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
1.4
S
6
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
S
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
13
1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
115
113
141
432
418
295
229
197
165
227
236
312
443
574
605
662
1061
1769
1938
1150
1466
1278
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
5
NE
50
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:29AM1.68m
5:52PM1.72m
6:16AM1.73m
6:39PM1.72m
7:05AM1.77m
7:29PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.21m
00:06AM0.21m
12:31PM0.20m
00:54AM0.19m
1:24PM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:28
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7:29
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11
8
2
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1
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Temp °C
13
14
5
3
7
7
6
4
4
4
9
10
11
11
8
7
5
5
8
12
14
12
10
Feels °C
7
12
-6
-5
-1
0
2
0
0
0
5
6
9
8
5
4
1
2
5
9
10
8
7
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