Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.4° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
57
166
195
152
118
83
55
48
39
38
39
38
39
37
33
21
48
77
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
35
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:25AM1.71m
12:58PM1.87m
1:22AM1.74m
1:54PM1.91m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.21m
6:35AM0.13m
7:15PM0.17m
7:32AM0.09m
8:10PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
3
5
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
5
6
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
2
1
3
2
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
2
2
3
7
6
7
7
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