Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

13.4°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 (04 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4			Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	SSE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	95	72	66	58	53	40	38	35	32	41	28	38	42	26	42	57	44	64	14	14	37	31
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide					1:55AM1.73m				2:19PM1.79m				2:48AM1.74m				3:10PM1.75m				3:38AM1.74m
Low Tide			7:42PM0.13m				8:04AM0.16m				8:34PM0.14m				8:58AM0.19m				9:24PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	8:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	15	15	16	20	22	20	20	20	18	18	18	22	24	24	22	21	19	17	16
Feels °C	16	18	17	14	13	14	18	19	17	19	19	17	16	16	18	20	21	19	20	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	E 4	NE 6	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	95	9	33	35	40	25	14	35	32	41	47	38	42	25	42	57	44	64	51	53	37	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 13	E 13	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 5	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	4	72	66	58	53	40	38	4	3	31	28	27	27	8	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 6	SE 4	SE 4	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 10	E 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	—	6	5	5	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	26	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	ENE 3	NE 7	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	WNW 2	—	WNW 2	NW 3	—	—
kJ	14	16	—	—	—	—	—	13	9	113	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	1	2	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	81	27	27	0	0	27	27	27	0	0	27	27	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6

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