Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.9°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (20 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
3
1
1
9
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.8
S
7
3
SSW
10
2.1
S
11
2.5
SSE
15
3.5
S
15
2.2
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
71
101
289
1601
1048
2955
5959
2338
691
425
274
213
169
116
260
116
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
WNW
40
SSW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:19PM1.50m
11:45AM1.61m
00:07AM1.50m
12:32PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.41m
5:57PM0.43m
6:09AM0.40m
6:43PM0.42m
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
13
7
7
9
11
11
9
7
6
6
6
9
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
7
-2
2
3
3
3
5
4
2
1
2
6
11
12
10
6
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