Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.2° C
0.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
11
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
0.7
SE
17
0.9
SE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
831
676
543
480
392
343
348
313
324
284
349
387
261
402
271
246
196
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
N
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:47PM1.62m
10:19AM1.66m
10:42PM1.63m
11:16AM1.72m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.27m
4:35PM0.30m
4:57AM0.24m
5:31PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
3
3
3
6
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
7
8
9
7
Feels °C
2
0
-1
-1
0
4
4
1
1
0
1
1
1
4
5
6
4
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