Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.4° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
48
42
50
56
15
18
66
76
50
47
29
29
27
26
25
24
22
81
78
78
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:43PM1.86m
2:09AM1.74m
2:38PM1.86m
3:03AM1.76m
3:30PM1.85m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.12m
8:00PM0.14m
8:19AM0.11m
8:54PM0.13m
9:14AM0.11m
9:46PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:52
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6:50
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7:38
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7:39
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Temp °C
10
15
16
14
12
10
9
8
11
16
16
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
13
13
12
10
7
6
4
8
13
14
13
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
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