Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
9.8°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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
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)
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
56
56
38
31
35
34
35
35
36
36
118
334
816
734
589
462
401
246
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
55
NW
50
NW
50
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:42AM1.52m
1:10PM1.63m
1:28AM1.52m
1:55PM1.64m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.43m
6:46AM0.39m
7:20PM0.43m
7:31AM0.38m
8:05PM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
15
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
8
6
7
10
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
9
7
5
1
2
1
2
1
1
4
2
2
3
6
6
6
6
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