Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

10.5° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SSE 17	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 16	E 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 22
Wave Graph
kJ	44	29	37	55	58	131	193	290	372	359	457	661	740	844	929	917	871	879	867	845	1835	2497	2768	2432
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	NW	SSW	SSW	ENE	NE	N	NW	NNW	NW	NW	SW	S	NE	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide				5:36AM1.87m					6:08PM2.05m				6:33AM1.86m				7:03PM2.00m				7:29AM1.83m
Low Tide		11:35PM0.02m				11:52AM-0.05m					00:31AM0.01m				12:49PM-0.03m				1:26AM0.03m				1:45PM0.02m


	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	10	10	11	8	8	8	7	6	6	9	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	10	13	12
Feels °C	12	10	10	8	5	8	7	4	5	6	4	3	3	6	8	7	5	5	4	3	3	7	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 16	E 16	S 7	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 22
kJ	44	21	21	55	58	131	193	44	372	359	457	661	740	844	929	917	871	879	867	845	1835	2497	2768	2432
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 17	ESE 16	SSW 3	SSE 6	ESE 17	S 7	S 7	S 8	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 12	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 23	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	4	18	37	27	27	2	10	290	45	51	45	399	346	246	246	231	98	112	67	623	811	687	668	512
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	NNE 7	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	—	S 11	S 11	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 19	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 23	—
kJ	29	29	29	28	26	4	24	24	23	46	137	—	143	143	225	157	44	112	69	42	38	20	1150	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 2	NNE 2	N 2	NW 3	—	—	—	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	1	1	2	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4
Distance (km)	69	0	0	29	49	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	5	4	7	7	7	9	8
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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