Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
18
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
1
SSW
5
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.7
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
13
8
14
14
14
15
31
44
42
38
53
112
202
178
229
284
256
246
301
293
281
269
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:26AM1.56m
12:57PM1.63m
1:15AM1.54m
1:43PM1.64m
2:01AM1.54m
2:28PM1.66m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.34m
7:07PM0.41m
7:21AM0.36m
7:54PM0.42m
8:06AM0.37m
8:40PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
14
15
13
9
8
7
7
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
6
8
7
5
Feels °C
8
6
7
10
11
10
5
5
3
3
-3
-3
-1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
3
4
4
2
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