Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
14.7°C
3.0° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (09 Nov)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
80
58
59
61
58
47
42
37
35
37
55
89
129
162
170
162
149
131
162
261
164
186
183
161
105
80
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:13AM1.75m
5:32PM1.65m
5:58AM1.75m
6:18PM1.63m
6:43AM1.75m
7:04PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.21m
11:30AM0.27m
11:44PM0.24m
12:17PM0.29m
00:30AM0.27m
1:05PM0.31m
1:15AM0.30m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:00
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5:58
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5:58
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8:21
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8:22
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8:23
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8:24
 mm
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1
2
1
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
18
20
21
20
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
9
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
13
17
17
20
18
16
15
14
13
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