Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

12.7°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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	16s
Evening (18 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	196	191	188	209	284	671	679	688	568	546	487	462	456	498	519	402	376	232	229	226	226	144	137	117
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	SE	E	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	10:51PM1.50m				11:17AM1.61m				11:41PM1.48m				12:05PM1.59m				00:28AM1.47m				12:51PM1.59m
Low Tide			4:57AM0.40m				5:33PM0.42m				5:44AM0.41m				6:19PM0.42m				6:29AM0.41m					7:03PM0.40m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	8	12	15	15	14	13	13	11	11	15	17	15	13	12	11	10	9	11	13	12	12	11
Feels °C	4	4	6	11	12	10	9	8	10	8	7	12	14	11	10	9	9	8	7	8	9	7	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 7	SSE 16	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	183	142	110	83	123	671	679	688	568	546	487	462	456	498	519	402	376	232	229	43	226	83	119	117
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 16	S 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15
kJ	196	191	188	209	284	10	6	5	3	4	1	3	5	1	1	1	1	52	43	226	45	144	137	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	SE 8	ESE 8	E 10	E 10	E 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	ENE 3	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 10
kJ	2	2	2	15	11	2	2	2	5	5	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	—	W 2	SW 3	—	NE 6	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 3	NNE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	9	—	1	2	—	5	5	6	5	3	2	1	1	12	20	21
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	4	1	1	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	3
Distance (km)	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	81	1	1	0	0	0	0	93	81	94	1	1	1	1	1	81	81
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	6	7	7	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	4	4
Header Global	Kaka Point New Zealand	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Papatowai New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lebu Chile	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Fullers United States	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	5

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