Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

13.6°C

Fields surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fields today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Evening (07 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	66	86	70	14	50	31	29	19	18	17	16	38	37	47	44	45	54	50	49	54	53	54
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	SSW	S	SSE	WSW	W	NNW	SE	SW	SW	SSW	SE	ESE	ESE	SW	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy
High Tide					3:38AM1.74m				3:59PM1.72m					4:26AM1.75m				4:46PM1.68m				5:13AM1.75m
Low Tide			9:24PM0.16m				9:50AM0.22m					10:12PM0.18m				10:41AM0.24m				10:59PM0.21m


	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	8:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	24	22	20	18	17	16	18	17	16	14	14	14	14	13	15	17	16	13	12	11	11	10
Feels °C	19	18	17	16	15	15	16	15	15	13	14	14	15	11	13	15	14	12	12	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	66	86	70	56	50	31	29	19	18	17	16	38	37	47	44	45	54	50	49	54	53	54
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ENE 9	ENE 8	S 3	S 4	S 6	S 6	SSE 15	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 14	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	15	14	14	14	14	7	7	7	6	8	7	1	1	7	3	21	2	3	6	8	6	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	S 8	SE 16	SSE 16	—	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 14	—	SE 14	S 16
kJ	6	5	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	1	1	10	24	—	21	21	8	—	7	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	S 4	—
kJ	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	98	0	0	1	0	0	70	178	169	77	77	0	68	0	68	68	68	39	0	0	27	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury		Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Le Bons Bay			Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)		1	2	1	2	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Clark Island Coromandel	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Rocky Rights Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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