Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

9.9° C

Fields surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fields today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (24 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).
	Fri 24					Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 9	ESE 12	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	S 5	S 7	ESE 17	S 7	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	8	14	14	50	15	30	42	44	38	70	124	170	205	229	220	256	246	301	293	281	269
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNE	N	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			12:57PM1.63m				1:15AM1.54m				1:43PM1.64m				2:01AM1.54m				2:28PM1.66m
Low Tide	6:35AM0.34m				7:07PM0.41m				7:21AM0.36m				7:54PM0.42m				8:06AM0.37m				8:40PM0.42m


	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	14	15	13	9	8	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	6	8	7	5
Feels °C	6	11	11	11	3	4	4	4	1	-2	-2	0	1	2	1	-1	0	3	5	4	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	10	42	48	50	39	30	42	44	38	48	32	107	104	89	79	79	64	301	293	281	269
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	6	8	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	34	61	170	157	229	220	256	246	50	48	37	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SE 13	ENE 7	NE 8	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10
kJ	8	14	8	7	7	30	31	30	29	28	43	21	15	72	67	66	63	61	59	56	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 2	NE 8	—	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	S 7	WSW 3	S 7	—	W 3	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	111	—	3	5	3	2	13	70	124	5	205	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	84	27	84	0	49	27	0	0	27	68	55	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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