Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.6° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (26 Jun)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1
SSE
17
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1074
909
486
373
468
551
682
682
682
606
606
569
566
470
400
400
339
339
290
245
245
208
208
344
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13PM1.65m
2:30AM1.56m
2:57PM1.67m
3:14AM1.56m
3:41PM1.69m
3:58AM1.56m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.39m
8:37AM0.34m
9:11PM0.40m
9:21AM0.34m
9:56PM0.39m
10:05AM0.34m
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part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
9
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
716
655
486
373
468
551
682
682
682
606
606
514
566
470
400
400
339
339
290
245
245
208
208
216
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
1.1
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
17
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
6
0.8
SSE
17
Energy kJ
93
119
255
339
262
199
100
75
464
417
306
569
493
344
222
163
100
81
71
61
78
33
21
344
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
77
40
59
120
280
503
486
52
43
29
22
4
24
41
39
21
59
123
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.1
S
9
0.3
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
1
S
10
Energy kJ
1074
909
207
1
20
19
190
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
55
55
55
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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