Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.3° C
0.9° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SSE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SSE
14
1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
2
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
3
S
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
436
378
734
627
514
464
407
325
330
294
161
218
451
559
969
3130
3235
3287
2951
2618
4284
3723
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:02AM1.56m
7:25PM1.66m
7:47AM1.56m
8:09PM1.64m
8:34AM1.58m
8:56PM1.63m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.31m
1:13PM0.29m
1:45AM0.30m
2:00PM0.30m
2:30AM0.29m
2:49PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
7
11
12
11
8
7
6
8
11
14
14
8
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
Feels °C
0
1
2
8
7
7
4
3
2
3
4
7
8
3
1
1
-5
-7
-6
-5
-5
-3
-2
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