Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.1° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NNE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
34
34
30
28
26
19
17
14
16
24
17
16
13
14
14
14
14
31
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
W
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:35PM1.60m
12:07PM1.64m
00:26AM1.56m
12:57PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.33m
5:47AM0.29m
6:17PM0.38m
6:35AM0.34m
7:07PM0.41m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
13
15
12
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
12
9
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
5
5
5
8
11
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
8
4
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