Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

12.9°C

Fields surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fields today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (23 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 23							Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	SE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	24	39	51	45	37	61	142	133	129	69	40	77	72	65	45	39	39	52	55	55	53	51	50
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	N	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:42AM1.55m				3:03PM1.64m				3:26AM1.61m				3:47PM1.67m					4:12AM1.69m				4:33PM1.70m
Low Tide			8:44AM0.32m				9:13PM0.29m				9:32AM0.27m				9:58PM0.24m					10:22AM0.23m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	13	15	15	14	14	14	12	12	17	21	22	21	16	12	10	9	14	19	20	18	15
Feels °C	9	9	9	10	10	10	12	13	10	10	15	19	19	17	11	8	6	5	11	17	19	15	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	SSE 15	ENE 5	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	NE 4
kJ	24	39	51	45	37	14	142	17	129	69	40	77	72	65	45	39	39	25	25	25	53	51	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 3	SE 12	SE 12	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	S 8	SSE 14	ENE 5	S 8	ENE 5	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 9	NE 4	SSE 16
kJ	2	6	5	10	26	61	36	133	13	34	11	17	13	14	19	12	6	52	55	55	15	2	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 19	SSE 9	E 11	S 8	S 8	ENE 5	SE 12	SE 19	SE 18	SE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 14	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	15	3	3	3	7	15	2	36	36	9	40	15	13	12	29	29	20	3	2	1	1	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 5	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	NE 7	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 2	—	—	WSW 2	—	NE 5	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	1	4	17	27	23	45	—	—	—	—	36	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	7	10	14
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	68	81	81	81	81	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27
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