Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.4° C

1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jun)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (29 Jun)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.8
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
339
290
290
245
245
250
386
807
1265
1265
1539
1431
1134
938
724
519
485
389
336
246
227
167
130
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:41PM1.69m
3:58AM1.56m
4:24PM1.70m
4:41AM1.56m
5:07PM1.71m
5:25AM1.56m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.39m
10:05AM0.34m
10:41PM0.38m
10:49AM0.33m
11:26PM0.37m
11:33AM0.32m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
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5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
6
6
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
339
339
290
290
245
245
250
163
807
1265
1265
1539
1431
1134
938
724
519
485
389
336
246
227
125
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
SSE
17
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
Energy kJ
111
80
67
61
35
31
48
386
281
281
225
208
158
158
154
151
120
120
122
122
125
125
167
130
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
E
12
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.1
E
13
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
16
Energy kJ
40
21
59
120
73
40
39
39
3
11
12
11
7
95
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
8
21
20
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
20
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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