Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.8° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SE
14
0.5
S
10
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.2
ENE
9
1.8
S
6
1.7
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
213
192
137
91
88
62
51
204
271
199
201
184
293
240
218
252
219
474
595
478
355
264
381
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:05AM1.67m
12:38PM1.65m
00:56AM1.61m
1:27PM1.65m
1:44AM1.58m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.27m
6:19AM0.23m
6:46PM0.33m
7:07AM0.28m
7:37PM0.37m
7:53AM0.32m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
12
13
12
10
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
6
5
5
5
5
6
Feels °C
8
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
10
10
3
1
1
1
2
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.1
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
294
213
192
137
91
88
62
35
84
158
199
201
146
113
166
218
188
153
121
103
96
75
190
381
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
11
7
60
86
80
15
24
51
49
31
17
20
19
18
20
37
39
75
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
6
6
13
80
52
41
42
45
43
82
79
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.1
S
4
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.8
S
6
1.7
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.6
S
7
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
204
271
45
184
293
240
206
252
219
474
595
478
355
264
183
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
69
1
1
1
0
87
58
27
0
27
69
169
169
55
55
55
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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