Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.8° C

1.0°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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
2.1
S
6
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
356
689
1123
1003
800
650
601
601
601
639
683
725
1045
991
901
789
840
972
1124
1319
1496
1685
1942
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:25PM1.61m
9:51AM1.52m
10:12PM1.60m
10:41AM1.58m
11:02PM1.62m
11:34AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.32m
4:01PM0.34m
4:30AM0.30m
4:52PM0.32m
5:19AM0.26m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
6
6
15
8
2
3
4
2
6
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
10
10
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
Feels °C
0
2
3
3
4
2
1
1
-1
0
0
1
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
85
108
108
133
192
541
588
601
601
601
639
683
725
1045
991
901
789
840
972
1124
1319
1496
1685
1942
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.1
SE
22
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
121
217
205
129
127
125
124
119
110
42
41
158
105
62
47
66
18
95
86
132
183
229
18
150
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
S
22
Energy kJ
39
30
40
38
36
18
26
30
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
2.1
S
6
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
2
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
Energy kJ
157
356
689
1123
1003
800
650
515
439
363
242
58
71
178
329
639
675
693
518
403
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
58
69
69
58
58
55
55
55
58
63
55
27
27
27
27
49
55
55
58
169
169
169
169
169
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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