Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.5° C
1.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
3
5
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
13
2.4
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SE
12
0.6
S
13
1.1
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1184
2344
4409
1731
1649
1313
943
718
604
436
353
679
627
464
407
407
378
299
227
161
121
554
706
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:18AM1.56m
6:42PM1.68m
7:02AM1.56m
7:25PM1.66m
7:47AM1.56m
8:09PM1.64m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.32m
12:28PM0.28m
1:02AM0.31m
1:13PM0.29m
1:45AM0.30m
2:00PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
4
4
6
8
7
5
5
4
5
7
10
12
11
8
7
6
8
11
14
15
8
7
Feels °C
-4
-4
-3
-1
2
4
2
1
-1
0
2
7
7
6
4
3
2
3
4
6
10
2
2
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