Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

10.3° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (22 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 12	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	135	104	56	52	34	34	34	30	28	26	19	15	14	16	18	16	16	13	14	14	14	14	15
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	S	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				11:15AM1.66m				11:35PM1.60m					12:07PM1.64m				00:26AM1.56m				12:57PM1.63m
Low Tide		4:57AM0.23m				5:25PM0.33m				5:47AM0.29m					6:17PM0.38m				6:35AM0.34m				7:07PM0.41m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	8	10	11	10	9	9	7	8	8	12	15	13	13	12	11	12	12	16	15	10	9
Feels °C	5	5	5	9	9	7	6	6	4	5	5	8	10	10	8	7	6	8	8	11	10	4	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 12	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 7
kJ	135	104	56	52	31	16	34	30	28	26	4	6	7	9	9	16	16	8	8	24	58	79	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 9	S 9	ESE 12	ENE 4	SSE 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	E 4	ENE 5	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	23	23	36	18	34	34	16	6	14	1	19	15	14	16	18	1	2	13	14	8	14	14	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 5	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 3	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 6	ESE 11	E 5	—	ESE 12	SSE 9	S 9	S 8
kJ	5	1	23	11	11	11	11	12	1	14	14	14	13	12	12	1	12	1	—	14	8	6	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	2	6	9	6	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	68	69	0	0	0	81	81	81	98	200	200	199	99	98	313	55	27	20
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1								2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9

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