Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

13.1°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 (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (17 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	673	614	535	368	315	280	277	215	196	191	188	207	662	671	679	688	561	519	498	456	485	505	494	397
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	W	S	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNW	NW	NNW	N	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSE	E	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	on	on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on
High Tide	10:01PM1.53m				10:27AM1.64m				10:51PM1.50m				11:17AM1.61m				11:41PM1.48m				12:05PM1.59m
Low Tide			4:10AM0.38m				4:46PM0.40m				4:57AM0.40m				5:33PM0.42m				5:44AM0.41m				6:19PM0.42m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	8	6	8	10	11	9	8	7	7	8	12	16	16	15	14	13	12	11	15	17	16	13	12
Feels °C	2	4	2	4	6	8	6	6	4	4	6	11	13	11	10	9	10	9	7	12	14	12	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	673	614	535	368	315	280	242	215	183	142	142	105	662	671	679	688	561	519	498	456	485	505	494	397
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 14	E 11	E 11	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	E 7	NE 5
kJ	88	23	187	2	2	23	86	150	196	191	188	207	11	11	11	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 11	NE 11	—	—	E 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	E 7
kJ	2	2	5	—	—	2	5	2	2	2	2	15	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	1	1	1	2	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	—	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 4	—	W 2	WSW 3	—	—	NE 2	ENE 3
kJ	—	—	3	3	—	—	277	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	12	—	1	1	—	—	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	4	1	3	3	3	2	2	4	1	1
Distance (km)	27	0	0	0	27	55	64	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	81	1	0	0	0	0	27	81	20	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8

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