Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.4° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
5
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.4
SE
15
2.4
SSW
7
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
347
284
228
224
176
173
133
130
125
98
99
96
88
61
497
908
1307
4411
2508
2068
1622
1195
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WSW
60
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:53AM1.57m
5:18PM1.71m
5:35AM1.56m
6:00PM1.70m
6:18AM1.56m
6:42PM1.68m
Low Tide
11:01AM0.29m
11:36PM0.33m
11:44AM0.28m
00:19AM0.32m
12:28PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
12
15
15
12
12
11
12
10
10
12
12
9
6
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
5
Feels °C
6
4
8
9
9
8
6
6
2
1
3
4
3
2
-8
-6
-5
-3
-4
-3
-1
2
1
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