Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
12.1°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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)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 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
18
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
60
58
58
86
33
117
158
108
66
47
35
35
30
30
45
45
24
22
21
31
27
27
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:22AM1.78m
6:44PM1.70m
7:10AM1.76m
7:32PM1.65m
7:58AM1.73m
8:21PM1.61m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.21m
00:59AM0.21m
1:30PM0.25m
1:46AM0.26m
2:20PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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6:43
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6:41
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6:39
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7:46
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Temp °C
15
14
16
19
18
17
16
13
12
12
17
22
23
21
19
17
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
14
13
15
16
13
14
15
12
10
9
13
17
19
18
15
14
7
5
7
7
9
9
9
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