Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.6°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
17
28
10
10
10
10
10
10
14
56
49
47
45
58
57
75
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
S
5
S
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
35
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:52PM1.67m
8:20AM1.70m
8:44PM1.61m
9:12AM1.67m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.25m
2:39PM0.30m
2:57AM0.31m
3:30PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
9
7
9
10
12
14
16
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
6
3
4
4
6
7
9
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
3
-1
0
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