Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.1
S
7
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
669
205
152
243
124
130
158
134
140
140
134
99
105
99
91
87
86
85
63
72
71
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SW
25
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:00PM1.64m
2:19AM1.54m
2:42PM1.66m
3:02AM1.58m
3:25PM1.69m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.35m
8:10PM0.36m
8:22AM0.31m
8:53PM0.32m
9:07AM0.27m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:25
6:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
6
6
5
6
7
10
12
11
9
7
6
6
9
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
1
1
1
4
2
2
1
2
4
6
7
7
5
3
2
2
6
8
7
5
5
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