Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

12.7°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 6PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s
Evening (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	ENE 6	SSE 9	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	10	24	21	20	20	47	93	93	93	95	95	72	66	58	44	40	38	34	32	31	38	47	26	61
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	W	ENE	E	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NW	WNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		12:29PM1.86m				00:59AM1.73m					1:26PM1.83m				1:55AM1.73m				2:19PM1.79m				2:48AM1.74m
Low Tide				6:48PM0.12m					7:08AM0.13m				7:42PM0.13m				8:04AM0.16m				8:34PM0.14m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	8:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	16	15	13	11	10	10	11	14	15	17	17	18	16	16	15	19	22	21	19	17	17	18	18
Feels °C	17	14	12	12	10	9	9	10	14	13	15	16	17	14	13	12	17	21	19	18	17	16	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 7	NE 8	SSE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 4	ENE 7	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 7
kJ	5	3	5	16	7	10	11	14	14	11	8	12	23	36	21	22	16	34	32	4	38	47	43	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSE 16	SSE 3	SSE 14	NE 8	NE 7	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	ENE 5	SE 4	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 6	SSE 9
kJ	5	24	2	20	15	14	93	93	93	95	95	72	66	58	44	40	38	11	1	31	28	27	10	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 11	SSE 15	SE 11	SSE 14	SSE 16	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 14	E 14	ENE 6	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 13	NE 7	SE 4	E 13	SSE 9	E 13
kJ	10	5	21	5	20	47	12	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	3	3	2	2	3	11	1	3	26	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSE 3	SE 4	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	2	16	—	—	—	—	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	68	169	239	94	27	0	0	0	0	81	80	27	0	0	0	0	0	68	80	69	0	0	27	0
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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