Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
E
10
0.5
NE
6
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
E
13
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
57
57
40
40
40
40
26
26
25
15
15
42
7
8
15
15
7
18
17
14
36
36
36
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NW
35
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:24PM1.92m
2:47AM1.79m
3:21PM2.00m
3:43AM1.84m
4:17PM2.05m
4:40AM1.87m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.15m
8:58AM0.03m
9:40PM0.09m
9:56AM-0.02m
10:38PM0.05m
10:54AM-0.05m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
7:54
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5:09
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
7
6
6
7
7
11
13
11
11
11
12
10
11
16
15
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
2
3
2
2
2
2
6
8
6
7
6
7
6
7
11
7
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
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