Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.8° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
0
1
4
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
376
459
221
250
524
475
446
368
453
916
925
836
684
584
946
768
705
481
364
520
633
750
826
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
10
W
30
SW
25
SW
10
W
10
W
25
SW
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:56AM1.61m
1:27PM1.65m
1:44AM1.58m
2:13PM1.65m
2:30AM1.56m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.33m
7:07AM0.28m
7:37PM0.37m
7:53AM0.32m
8:25PM0.39m
8:37AM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
Feels °C
11
9
10
1
2
2
4
1
0
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
11
Energy kJ
111
193
273
221
250
257
239
233
197
156
126
149
149
106
58
589
496
392
481
364
520
633
750
826
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
14
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
ENE
12
0.8
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SSE
18
Energy kJ
49
31
17
18
281
254
222
86
81
106
123
235
180
290
215
118
89
480
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
42
45
21
18
7
12
25
130
153
23
29
124
289
503
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
0.8
SSW
3
1.5
S
6
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
8
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.4
S
9
1.1
S
8
0.3
WSW
3
0.9
SSW
8
Energy kJ
266
376
459
15
143
524
475
446
368
453
916
925
836
684
584
946
768
705
290
169
2
118
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
1
0
58
49
0
0
27
169
169
169
169
58
55
55
55
58
27
27
0
0
0
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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