Fields Surf Break
Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Fields

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
12.6° C

2.2°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 (08 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)--
Afternoon (08 Jun)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (08 Jun)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
0
1
7
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8
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
17
2.3
SSE
21
5.5
S
18
6
S
16
5.5
S
16
6
S
16
6
S
16
3.5
SSE
16
3
SSE
15
3
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
310
1549
4335
17280
19807
16354
18938
18347
5592
4571
3431
2518
1697
1100
739
530
448
384
360
307
299
357
597
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
30
SW
40
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:44PM1.59m
11:11AM1.51m
11:31PM1.61m
12:00PM1.58m
00:22AM1.64m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.37m
5:02AM0.33m
5:17PM0.34m
5:47AM0.29m
6:08PM0.30m
6:35AM0.23m
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
10
10
9
8
7
8
11
12
10
10
10
11
11
11
13
14
12
11
10
10
9
8
10
Feels °C
11
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
10
11
8
8
7
7
6
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
17
2.3
SSE
21
4
SSE
20
3.5
SSE
18
4
SSE
17
4.5
SSE
17
4
SSE
16
3.5
SSE
16
3
SSE
15
3
SSE
15
2.5
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
1.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
201
310
1549
4335
11454
8371
9633
11691
7303
5592
4571
3431
2518
1697
1100
739
530
448
384
360
307
284
168
597
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
1
SSE
22
0.7
SE
21
2
SSE
21
1.5
SE
20
1.4
SE
9
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.9
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
8
8
3
1052
467
3412
1695
321
340
296
22
195
299
357
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.4
SE
15
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
18
Energy kJ
7
7
4
57
4
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
1
S
5
1.6
S
7
3.5
S
11
5.5
S
18
6
S
16
5.5
S
16
6
S
16
6
S
16
Energy kJ
18
41
219
2701
17280
19807
16354
18938
18347
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
5
4
4
4
5
8
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
29
265
532
219
29
29
169
169
63
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
9
9
9
4
5
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
9
6
6
5
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
5
5
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
9
9
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