Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.3°C
0.7° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
4
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
17
1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
742
635
518
459
356
424
343
455
359
459
444
343
308
237
205
169
166
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
ESE
15
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:46AM1.80m
6:11PM1.80m
6:37AM1.78m
7:01PM1.74m
Low Tide
11:40PM0.10m
12:03PM0.12m
00:29AM0.13m
12:55PM0.17m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
10
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
2
3
4
6
8
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
12
12
10
11
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