Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
12.5°C
2.0° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 2AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
679
688
671
546
519
468
491
505
532
429
463
229
173
229
173
146
138
89
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:41PM1.48m
12:05PM1.59m
00:28AM1.47m
12:51PM1.59m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.41m
6:19PM0.42m
6:29AM0.41m
7:03PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
12
12
12
11
10
13
15
14
13
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
8
7
8
8
7
10
12
11
10
8
9
8
7
8
9
7
7
7
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