Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.6° C

1.6°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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
584
566
461
400
392
339
339
290
290
245
245
208
475
932
1265
1405
1488
1317
1134
891
715
559
485
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:14AM1.56m
3:41PM1.69m
3:58AM1.56m
4:24PM1.70m
4:41AM1.56m
5:07PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.40m
9:21AM0.34m
9:56PM0.39m
10:05AM0.34m
10:41PM0.38m
10:49AM0.33m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
10
9
10
11
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
8
Feels °C
5
5
5
3
4
5
6
7
6
7
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
Energy kJ
595
584
566
461
400
392
339
339
290
290
245
245
208
475
932
1265
1405
1488
1317
1134
891
715
559
485
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
17
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
ENE
9
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
306
576
493
344
222
163
111
80
67
61
52
47
68
90
286
281
221
204
158
158
154
120
117
117
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.7
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
23
22
4
39
21
59
172
127
57
39
4
3
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
5
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
16
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
20
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
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