Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 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 (08 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)--
Afternoon (08 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
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
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
72
84
82
80
58
59
61
58
47
67
60
35
25
37
61
104
130
167
132
153
191
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
0
SSE
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:13AM1.75m
5:32PM1.65m
5:58AM1.75m
6:18PM1.63m
6:43AM1.75m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.21m
11:30AM0.27m
11:44PM0.24m
12:17PM0.29m
00:30AM0.27m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:01
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6:00
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5:58
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8:20
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8:21
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8:22
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8:23
 mm
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1
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
10
12
13
13
14
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