Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.2° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1421
1539
1463
1020
761
724
525
405
389
281
257
235
145
122
148
115
117
115
115
154
181
188
181
174
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:41AM1.56m
5:07PM1.71m
5:25AM1.56m
5:50PM1.71m
6:08AM1.55m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.38m
10:49AM0.33m
11:26PM0.37m
11:33AM0.32m
00:10AM0.36m
12:17PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
7:58
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5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
Feels °C
7
6
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
1421
1539
1463
1020
761
724
525
405
389
281
257
235
122
122
148
115
117
115
115
154
181
188
181
174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
225
208
194
158
154
120
120
120
122
122
122
122
145
97
93
63
55
48
44
26
26
15
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
28
27
20
19
13
13
93
92
60
60
5
45
22
22
23
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
4
9
9
16
25
53
33
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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