Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
2.3
SSW
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
131
125
121
85
115
113
187
359
364
655
257
192
206
201
198
273
150
597
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NNE
50
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
High Tide
4:29AM1.68m
4:52PM1.72m
5:16AM1.73m
5:39PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.24m
10:41AM0.21m
11:06PM0.21m
11:31AM0.20m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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mod rain
mod rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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7:07
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6:07
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7:29
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6:30
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8
9
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Temp °C
16
15
11
11
11
14
5
3
6
7
5
4
3
3
8
10
11
10
8
Feels °C
10
11
8
6
6
12
-6
-5
-2
-2
1
0
-1
-1
5
6
7
7
6
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