Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
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
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
152
116
84
54
41
39
37
39
39
39
39
37
33
21
20
77
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM1.71m
12:58PM1.87m
1:22AM1.74m
1:54PM1.91m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.21m
6:35AM0.13m
7:15PM0.17m
7:32AM0.09m
8:10PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
5
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
6
6
6
5
6
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
0
2
3
3
3
5
5
4
1
1
2
2
3
7
6
7
6
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