Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
12.2°C
2.0° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
101
176
113
102
64
45
35
35
36
27
45
45
24
22
21
7
20
44
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:10AM1.76m
7:32PM1.65m
7:58AM1.73m
8:21PM1.61m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.21m
1:30PM0.25m
1:46AM0.26m
2:20PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:41
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6:39
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7:45
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7:46
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7:47
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1
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1
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Temp °C
19
16
15
13
11
11
17
22
23
21
20
16
11
10
10
11
13
12
12
Feels °C
15
13
14
12
9
8
14
17
18
17
17
12
7
7
7
7
11
11
12
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