Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.7
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
18
1.4
SSW
5
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
16
18
16
16
13
8
14
14
53
15
16
38
30
103
233
323
488
168
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
5
WNW
20
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
5
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:26AM1.56m
12:57PM1.63m
1:15AM1.54m
1:43PM1.64m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.38m
6:35AM0.34m
7:07PM0.41m
7:21AM0.36m
7:54PM0.42m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
12
12
11
14
16
13
11
9
8
6
5
5
7
6
5
Feels °C
11
9
7
8
7
8
7
10
12
10
7
6
2
-3
-3
-3
0
2
2
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