Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.0° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
492
461
379
373
367
303
289
284
228
224
176
135
133
125
93
98
99
96
62
61
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
25
NW
40
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
SW
55
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:36PM1.71m
4:53AM1.57m
5:18PM1.71m
5:35AM1.56m
6:00PM1.70m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.31m
10:52PM0.35m
11:01AM0.29m
11:36PM0.33m
11:44AM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
7
11
14
11
10
9
9
9
12
16
15
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
9
7
Feels °C
4
9
12
8
7
6
5
4
8
10
9
8
7
6
5
0
5
3
4
2
-5
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