Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.7° C
1.0° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 1.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)19s
Afternoon (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)18s
Evening (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
18
1.7
SSE
19
1.9
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
18
1.7
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
17
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
751
1195
2159
2420
2033
1645
1315
1068
838
679
439
421
298
131
81
133
137
107
56
53
34
33
33
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
N
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:24AM1.73m
9:48PM1.75m
10:20AM1.69m
10:42PM1.67m
11:15AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.11m
3:37PM0.18m
4:06AM0.17m
4:31PM0.26m
4:57AM0.23m
5:25PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
8
9
8
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
7
9
12
11
9
8
7
7
8
9
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
6
8
7
5
4
3
3
3
4
7
10
8
6
5
4
4
5
7
9
7
6
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