Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
14
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
263
256
210
214
218
186
190
194
190
186
154
148
103
76
133
66
70
59
35
26
28
43
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:48AM1.85m
00:15AM1.71m
12:47PM1.86m
1:13AM1.72m
1:43PM1.86m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.15m
6:07PM0.18m
6:25AM0.14m
7:04PM0.16m
7:23AM0.12m
8:00PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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6:52
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7:36
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
7
6
8
10
10
8
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
9
8
9
8
7
10
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
5
4
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
5
7
6
5
4
3
7
5
4
8
14
14
13
11
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