Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.6° C

1.6°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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.8
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
19
1.3
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
392
339
339
290
290
245
245
250
386
807
1120
1250
1324
1406
1069
789
733
532
405
389
269
246
227
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
SW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:41PM1.69m
3:58AM1.56m
4:24PM1.70m
4:41AM1.56m
5:07PM1.71m
5:25AM1.56m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.34m
9:56PM0.39m
10:05AM0.34m
10:41PM0.38m
10:49AM0.33m
11:26PM0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
10
8
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
4
6
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
19
1.3
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
400
392
339
339
290
290
245
245
250
163
807
1120
1250
1324
1406
1069
789
733
532
405
389
269
158
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
SSE
17
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
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
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
Energy kJ
222
163
111
80
69
61
52
48
48
386
281
281
225
204
158
158
154
151
120
120
122
122
246
227
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
E
12
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
E
13
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
41
40
21
59
120
73
40
39
25
3
9
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
4
7
8
15
14
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
20
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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