Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

10.5° C

Fields surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fields today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 16	E 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSE 18	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 23	SSE 23	SE 23	SSE 20	SSE 18	SSE 18
Wave Graph
kJ	37	55	58	131	193	219	372	359	457	554	740	844	929	917	914	879	867	859	2541	3233	1184	1883	1376	1274
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	SSW	S	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WSW	S	ESE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WNW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		5:36AM1.87m					6:08PM2.05m				6:33AM1.86m				7:03PM2.00m				7:29AM1.83m				7:58PM1.92m
Low Tide				11:52AM-0.05m					00:31AM0.01m				12:49PM-0.03m				1:26AM0.03m				1:45PM0.02m


	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	7:52
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	10	10	10	8	8	7	6	6	6	8	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	10	12	11	10	9
Feels °C	10	7	6	8	6	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	7	7	5	5	4	3	3	7	9	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 16	E 16	S 7	SSE 7	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 19	SSE 20	SSE 18	SSE 18
kJ	21	55	58	131	193	57	63	359	457	554	740	844	929	917	914	879	867	845	2541	3233	1184	1883	1376	1274
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 17	ESE 16	S 4	S 6	ESE 17	ESE 17	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 18	SSE 10	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 10	S 10	SSE 23	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	37	27	27	2	18	219	372	81	115	540	86	316	246	231	228	74	65	859	811	687	659	512	504	421
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SSE 17	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	S 17	SSE 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 19	S 9	S 8	—	SE 23	—	—	SSE 22
kJ	29	28	2	7	24	24	24	23	94	373	206	301	225	157	110	44	120	40	35	—	1182	—	—	270
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	—	WSW 2	S 4	—	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	—	1	7	—	1	1	2	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	29	29	0	1	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9	7	6	5	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shag Beach Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	7	9	8	9	9	9	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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