Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

12.8°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 22					Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	SE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	47	41	40	40	26	26	24	44	37	46	27	64	85	133	108	69	60	77	69	64	44
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	ENE	NE	E	NE	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			2:19PM1.61m				2:42AM1.55m				3:03PM1.64m				3:26AM1.61m				3:47PM1.67m
Low Tide	7:59AM0.36m				8:29PM0.33m				8:44AM0.32m				9:13PM0.29m				9:32AM0.27m				9:58PM0.24m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	19	21	18	15	12	12	11	13	15	16	14	14	14	13	12	17	22	22	21	16
Feels °C	11	17	19	15	12	11	10	9	10	11	12	10	11	13	12	10	15	20	19	16	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	47	41	40	40	26	26	24	44	37	46	27	14	85	133	108	69	60	77	69	64	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	SSE 13	SSE 13	ENE 3	SE 3	E 12	SE 12	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	S 8	ENE 4	S 8	SSE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	1	1	2	16	16	1	2	3	6	10	25	64	36	13	35	22	9	11	26	27	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	E 9	ENE 3	SSE 13	SSE 12	SE 12	E 12	NE 12	E 11	SSE 9	E 11	SSE 8	ENE 4	NE 4	SSE 14	SE 19	SE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17
kJ	17	16	16	2	1	16	15	6	3	5	2	15	2	24	7	4	37	14	13	30	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 5	—	SE 2	—	—	NE 4	NE 2	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	NE 7	—	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	4	—	1	—	—	1	1	8	16	15	24	—	—	—	—	60	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	68	94	69	0	0	0	81	81	81	81	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	7	5	5	6	7	5	6	5	5

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