Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

10.6° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ESE 9	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 13	ENE 7	E 12	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	E 12	ESE 12	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 16	E 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	36	8	35	15	15	15	16	14	21	28	71	71	34	43	44	21	56	55	58	132	193	219	286	354
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	N	WSW	W	NNW	NW	WNW	W	ESE	NNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	glassy	off	cross-off
High Tide		3:43AM1.84m				4:17PM2.05m				4:40AM1.87m				5:13PM2.06m				5:36AM1.87m					6:08PM2.05m
Low Tide				9:56AM-0.02m				10:38PM0.05m				10:54AM-0.05m				11:35PM0.02m				11:52AM-0.05m


	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	7:52
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	11	11	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	14	17	15	11	9	12	12	12	13	9	8	9	8
Feels °C	5	6	7	9	7	8	11	11	11	9	10	11	12	11	8	7	9	7	2	9	5	6	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 16	S 4	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16
kJ	36	50	35	15	15	15	16	27	21	14	26	25	25	43	44	21	56	55	58	132	11	219	286	354
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 12	NE 6	SSE 19	ENE 7	SSE 18	SSE 17	NE 3	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 16	ENE 7	E 16	S 5	S 6	S 7
kJ	7	8	9	7	7	7	7	8	9	27	8	71	5	30	29	2	8	7	27	5	193	19	26	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	NE 8	E 13	E 13	SSE 17	SSE 19	ENE 7	SSE 19	ENE 7	ENE 7	ESE 14	SSE 17	ESE 17	NE 7	SSE 16	NE 5	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	5	5	1	1	6	6	2	14	14	28	71	5	34	5	5	18	29	27	8	24	1	24	24	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	N 3	N 3	NNW 2	—	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	—	WSW 2	—	—	WNW 3	S 4	—	NW 2	SSW 7
kJ	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	3	4	—	1	—	—	4	33	—	2	75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Rabbit Island Nelson - Tasman Bay	Gore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	68	62	84	59	199	99	199	27	0	0	0	0	62	0	0	27	0	29	29	0	68	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Lone Pine Brighton				Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Patiti Point	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Takou Bay Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	8	4	4	4	1	4	1	1	2	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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