Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.1° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (31 Aug)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
5
5
5
6
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
17
1
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
2.1
S
13
4
SSW
11
2.4
SSE
11
3.5
S
12
3
SSW
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
518
1193
1012
763
713
1430
3960
1387
3145
2314
2768
3533
1599
1488
1044
838
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:09PM1.70m
6:31AM1.65m
6:55PM1.69m
7:20AM1.67m
7:43PM1.67m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.25m
12:47PM0.24m
1:13AM0.24m
1:37PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
3
3
2
Temp °C
9
11
11
11
11
12
8
5
6
5
4
4
6
9
11
9
6
Feels °C
7
3
4
4
7
6
3
-2
0
1
-1
-1
1
5
7
4
2
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