Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
3
5
4
5
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.1
SSE
12
3
S
12
4.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
17
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3017
2773
1160
2831
5835
2151
1886
1077
852
2048
2251
2000
1839
1307
983
586
476
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:55PM1.69m
7:20AM1.67m
7:43PM1.67m
8:11AM1.70m
8:35PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.24m
1:37PM0.25m
2:02AM0.24m
2:30PM0.26m
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
Temp °C
6
5
5
4
6
9
11
10
7
6
7
7
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
-1
0
1
0
2
5
7
6
3
2
3
3
5
6
8
8
9
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