Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

10.4° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	19s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	19s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	E 12	ESE 12	SSE 17	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 16	E 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	71	71	69	43	44	29	37	55	58	132	193	219	290	359	463	554	749	844	813	917	883	879	867	845
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NW	N	NW	SW	SSE	E	NE	N	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	S	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:13PM2.06m				5:36AM1.87m					6:08PM2.05m				6:33AM1.86m				7:03PM2.00m
Low Tide		10:54AM-0.05m				11:35PM0.02m				11:52AM-0.05m					00:31AM0.01m				12:49PM-0.03m				1:26AM0.03m


	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52
	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	17	15	14	13	14	13	10	10	11	8	8	8	7	6	6	9	10	9	8	8	6	6
Feels °C	10	11	14	12	11	11	10	8	6	8	7	4	5	5	4	2	3	6	7	7	5	5	2	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 16	E 16	S 6	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	26	25	25	43	44	21	21	55	58	132	193	41	290	359	463	554	749	844	813	917	883	879	867	845
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	SSE 17	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 17	ESE 16	NE 7	S 6	ESE 17	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 15	SSE 17	S 10	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 9
kJ	5	6	14	10	29	18	37	27	27	7	17	219	47	92	304	528	108	312	304	228	112	90	59	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 17	ENE 7	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	NE 7	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 15	S 17	SSE 16	—	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 17
kJ	71	71	69	30	4	29	29	28	7	24	24	24	24	23	163	448	203	—	219	157	45	45	48	101
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	39	68	0	0	20	27	0	1	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shag Beach Otago	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	The Box Northland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	5	4	1	1	1	2	3	3	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	7	4	4	7	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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