Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

10.6°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 (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (10 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 10							Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	3	3	4	4	0	0	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	134	103	80	75	128	208	205	197	266	257	182	178	176	174	232	371	619	834	1302	2254	2716	2503	2058
Wind (km/h)	NW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	W	NW	NNW	N	N	WNW	WSW	NNW	ESE	NE	NNW	WNW	WSW	SE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		3:11AM1.80m				3:40PM1.93m				4:03AM1.82m				4:31PM1.90m				4:55AM1.82m				5:21PM1.86m
Low Tide				9:23AM0.04m				9:58PM0.08m				10:17AM0.05m				10:49PM0.08m				11:11AM0.07m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—
mm	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	8	8	5	7	8	6	5	4	3	6	13	13	11	8	8	7	6	8	10	10	8	7
Feels °C	5	1	2	-2	0	3	2	1	0	-2	1	8	9	9	4	6	5	2	5	8	4	2	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 7	S 7	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	134	103	80	58	128	104	84	64	48	25	182	178	176	174	232	371	619	834	1302	2254	2716	2503	2058
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	E 8	E 8	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 7	ENE 4	NE 6	ENE 8	ENE 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13
kJ	4	26	50	49	42	30	205	197	266	257	10	6	4	5	2	6	7	11	17	17	17	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	S 8	SE 22	SSE 21	SSE 16	SSE 19	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ENE 4	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	NE 8	ENE 9	—	—
kJ	30	4	19	45	48	148	29	19	18	18	10	11	11	2	4	4	4	4	1	2	8	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 2	WSW 3	SSW 4	S 6	WSW 3	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	NNE 2	—	WNW 2	—	—	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	2	11	75	7	208	168	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fields Canterbury	New Brighton Beach Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Makara Wellington	Wainuiomata Reefs Wellington	Midshore Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	1	3	3	4	4	1	4	3
Distance (km)	0	55	58	59	68	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	68	1	0	0	0	0	240	234	20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Patiti Point	Patiti Point	Fields			Waikuku Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4			3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Takou Bay Northland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Patiti Point Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shag Beach Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland
Rating (10 max)	3	7	1	5	4	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	7	5	3	4	4	4	5	4	5	7	7
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	6	5	5	9	8	8	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	7	7

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