Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.0°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 9AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
65
54
41
39
37
39
39
39
39
37
33
21
21
75
96
129
158
154
320
300
293
205
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM1.71m
12:58PM1.87m
1:22AM1.74m
1:54PM1.91m
2:17AM1.78m
2:48PM1.93m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.13m
7:15PM0.17m
7:32AM0.09m
8:10PM0.13m
8:28AM0.06m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
8
8
6
6
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
8
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
3
4
4
5
5
4
1
1
1
2
3
7
6
7
6
4
3
2
5
5
6
7
5
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