Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

10.1° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night).
	Thu 23					Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 7	ENE 6	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSW 7	S 8	S 8	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	19	17	14	16	18	16	16	13	14	14	14	14	15	41	36	30	29	239	259	430	186
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	N	N	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	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
High Tide			12:07PM1.64m				00:26AM1.56m				12:57PM1.63m				1:15AM1.54m				1:43PM1.64m
Low Tide					6:17PM0.38m				6:35AM0.34m				7:07PM0.41m				7:21AM0.36m				7:54PM0.42m


	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	9	13	15	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	16	13	10	8	7	4	4	5	5	5	5
Feels °C	5	8	11	9	8	8	7	7	8	11	12	9	5	5	2	-5	-5	-4	-2	0	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 8	S 7
kJ	3	9	11	9	8	16	16	8	8	34	43	81	77	41	36	29	19	35	24	216	186
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	E 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NNE 8	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17
kJ	19	17	14	16	18	2	2	2	6	8	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	61	170	157
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 6	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SE 13	ENE 8	ENE 12
kJ	14	14	13	12	12	2	12	13	14	14	8	7	7	31	31	30	29	27	42	13	46
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 2	NE 8	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 5	SSW 7	S 8	S 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	1	149	—	—	—	—	11	98	239	259	430	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Rabbit Island Nelson - Tasman Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	6	3	1	3	2
Distance (km)	81	27	81	325	200	199	367	99	98	199	84	27	20	0	27	207	169	68	58	27	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay								Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Smithfield		Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1								2	2	2	2	1	1		3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	6	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5

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