Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.8°C
1.7° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
4
1.2
NE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
18
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
196
164
136
173
105
84
63
73
58
58
44
86
26
95
132
120
66
53
37
30
38
30
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:34AM1.78m
5:56PM1.75m
6:22AM1.78m
6:44PM1.70m
7:10AM1.76m
7:32PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.17m
00:12AM0.17m
12:40PM0.21m
00:59AM0.21m
1:30PM0.25m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:41
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Temp °C
16
14
18
21
21
20
17
15
13
12
14
17
18
17
16
13
12
12
17
22
23
20
18
Feels °C
13
11
16
18
19
19
15
12
11
11
13
14
14
15
14
12
10
9
14
17
19
15
14
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