Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 am 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.4° C

1.5°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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jun)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (29 Jun)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.8
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
245
250
386
807
1265
1265
1539
1463
1020
880
724
525
405
389
281
257
235
122
151
148
115
151
117
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:58AM1.56m
4:24PM1.70m
4:41AM1.56m
5:07PM1.71m
5:25AM1.56m
5:50PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.34m
10:41PM0.38m
10:49AM0.33m
11:26PM0.37m
11:33AM0.32m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
7:58
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5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
6
6
6
9
9
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
18
1.5
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
245
245
250
163
807
1265
1265
1539
1463
1020
880
724
525
405
389
281
257
235
122
151
148
115
151
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
SSE
17
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.5
S
9
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
35
31
48
386
281
281
225
208
158
158
154
120
120
120
120
122
120
122
39
97
93
88
55
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
E
12
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
16
Energy kJ
21
59
120
73
40
39
39
19
18
12
12
95
93
89
92
61
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
2
6
5
13
20
23
35
31
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
81
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
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