Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.3° C
0.9° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SSE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SSE
14
1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
943
718
604
436
353
734
637
514
407
407
325
325
294
161
210
457
551
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42PM1.68m
7:02AM1.56m
7:25PM1.66m
7:47AM1.56m
8:09PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.31m
1:13PM0.29m
1:45AM0.30m
2:00PM0.30m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
5
6
7
11
12
11
8
7
6
8
11
13
15
8
7
Feels °C
1
1
1
1
2
7
7
7
4
3
2
3
4
5
8
2
3
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