Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.4° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
S
7
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
295
268
246
200
161
134
84
82
65
165
161
205
197
268
257
182
178
176
240
232
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
NW
20
W
5
W
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
High Tide
2:48PM1.93m
3:11AM1.80m
3:40PM1.93m
4:03AM1.82m
4:31PM1.90m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.06m
9:05PM0.10m
9:23AM0.04m
9:58PM0.08m
10:17AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
3
3
2
Temp °C
8
12
13
11
9
9
11
8
7
6
8
8
6
5
4
3
6
13
13
11
8
Feels °C
5
7
8
7
5
4
4
3
1
0
2
3
2
1
0
-2
2
7
8
9
4
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