Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
12.8°C
2.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
137
115
117
115
86
84
92
115
115
207
75
51
49
46
41
39
26
26
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:14AM1.48m
1:36PM1.59m
1:58AM1.50m
2:19PM1.61m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.40m
7:14AM0.39m
7:47PM0.37m
7:59AM0.36m
8:29PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
10
10
14
17
16
15
12
11
9
9
14
20
20
17
15
Feels °C
7
6
8
11
7
7
12
15
11
11
8
8
6
6
12
18
17
14
13
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