Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
5
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.4
SE
15
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
88
61
821
1429
1688
3934
1899
1649
1342
904
718
637
394
339
816
597
464
400
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
45
SW
60
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:00PM1.70m
6:18AM1.56m
6:42PM1.68m
7:02AM1.56m
7:25PM1.66m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.32m
12:28PM0.28m
1:02AM0.31m
1:13PM0.29m
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
5
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
6
10
12
11
8
Feels °C
4
0
-8
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
6
7
7
4
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