Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
9.8° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.7
S
10
1.5
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
88
88
82
78
56
56
38
31
17
34
35
35
36
36
98
862
962
687
536
419
217
153
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
25
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:23PM1.62m
00:42AM1.52m
1:10PM1.63m
1:28AM1.52m
1:55PM1.64m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.38m
6:33PM0.43m
6:46AM0.39m
7:20PM0.43m
7:31AM0.38m
8:05PM0.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
6
7
10
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
10
8
8
6
6
9
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
2
1
4
7
7
5
7
5
6
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
3
4
6
6
6
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