Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

11.6°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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (07 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 7					Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 16	SSE 15	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 15	ENE 8	SSE 17
Wave Graph
kJ	74	66	34	47	30	30	27	26	24	22	64	90	88	86	115	105	103	99	59	82	58
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	S	ESE	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	NNW	W	W	W	E	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:38PM1.86m				3:03AM1.76m				3:30PM1.85m				3:55AM1.77m					4:20PM1.82m
Low Tide	8:19AM0.11m				8:54PM0.13m				9:14AM0.11m				9:46PM0.12m					10:07AM0.12m


	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	16	16	14	11	11	10	9	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	11	12	11	10
Feels °C	8	12	14	13	7	6	5	5	7	7	7	9	8	7	7	6	8	9	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	ENE 8
kJ	74	66	34	47	30	30	27	26	18	18	64	90	88	86	83	78	47	17	18	11	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	ENE 10	SE 14	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 15	SE 5
kJ	18	18	18	17	8	8	25	25	24	11	8	19	16	15	15	15	16	46	44	45	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 15	SE 18	E 13	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 15	S 6	SSE 17
kJ	29	27	26	25	25	25	8	7	3	22	12	14	31	62	115	105	103	99	59	3	58
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 8	ENE 4
kJ	1	—	—	—	—	2	5	7	12	15	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	82	19
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	55	0	0	27	27	27	68	70	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	81	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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