Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.5° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
18
1.7
SSE
19
1.9
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
18
1.7
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
696
803
487
481
499
629
751
1195
2159
2420
2033
1645
1315
1068
838
679
439
421
294
131
81
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
NE
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
8:27AM1.78m
8:53PM1.84m
9:24AM1.73m
9:48PM1.75m
10:20AM1.69m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.09m
3:14AM0.11m
3:37PM0.18m
4:06AM0.17m
4:31PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
12
11
9
Feels °C
5
7
8
7
6
6
5
6
5
6
7
5
4
3
3
4
4
7
10
9
6
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