Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
13.4°C
2.5° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (25 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.7
NE
4
0.6
S
3
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
8
1
S
9
1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
39
53
55
55
53
51
50
55
72
64
56
38
17
11
11
9
18
6
86
128
172
158
169
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
20
N
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:12AM1.69m
4:33PM1.70m
5:00AM1.77m
5:22PM1.73m
5:49AM1.84m
6:13PM1.76m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.23m
10:45PM0.19m
11:14AM0.19m
11:34PM0.15m
12:08PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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6:20
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6:18
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8:02
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2
3
1
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Temp °C
13
10
9
14
19
19
18
16
14
14
15
19
21
21
18
18
18
19
11
10
9
10
8
8
Feels °C
9
6
5
12
17
17
15
10
10
9
9
12
14
15
12
11
10
16
5
6
5
6
4
5
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