Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.9° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
78
117
135
146
231
144
220
432
498
843
365
273
191
160
132
111
82
63
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
ENE
0
ESE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:45AM1.78m
5:08PM1.79m
5:34AM1.78m
5:56PM1.75m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.12m
10:59AM0.14m
11:24PM0.14m
11:50AM0.17m
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Temp °C
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
17
20
18
18
16
Feels °C
7
7
6
8
8
9
10
11
10
10
12
13
11
11
14
18
17
18
14
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