Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

13.5°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Evening (30 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Fri 30					Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	2	2	0	2	4	2	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	SSE 17	SSE 16	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 10	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	132	171	243	326	1893	2553	880	1664	1657	705	643	496	427	359	302	241	173	137	96	96	69
Wind (km/h)	NW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	8:33AM1.94m				9:00PM1.76m				9:32AM1.94m				9:59PM1.75m					10:31AM1.92m
Low Tide			2:58PM0.12m				3:15AM0.08m				3:56PM0.11m					4:13AM0.08m				4:54PM0.11m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—
mm	—	1	1	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	8	8	6	5	5	9	11	11	9	7	7	7	7	12	19	20	18	15
Feels °C	7	7	9	-2	0	-1	-1	0	3	5	6	3	1	2	3	4	9	14	13	14	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 16	S 9	S 10	E 13	S 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9
kJ	132	171	174	326	841	1170	3	847	831	705	643	496	427	359	302	241	173	137	96	96	69
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	NE 4	SSE 16	—	—	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	SE 11	SSE 11	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 7	NE 8
kJ	113	168	243	1	149	—	—	3	4	4	4	4	18	11	7	8	15	11	27	27	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	NE 14	NE 15	E 14	E 14	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12
kJ	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	8	8	4	4	3	20	19	18	27	27	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 4	—	S 6	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 10	S 11	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	—	—	WNW 3	W 3	—
kJ	—	1	—	160	1893	2553	880	1664	1657	—	—	—	2	6	22	42	—	—	1	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Trolley's Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	3	1	4	4	4	4	5	1	1	4	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	29	58	0	631	69	99	99	0	122	58	62	93	1	1	0	0	0	0	80
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Port Robinson				Patiti Point	Fields	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3				4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Three Points East Cape
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	3	1	4	6	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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