Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

13.5°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 (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5			Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	32	42	61	38	27	26	42	43	70	72	72	12	37	32	30	19	18	17	16	39	37	35
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	SW	SSE	WSW	SW	E	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					2:48AM1.74m				3:10PM1.75m				3:38AM1.74m				3:59PM1.72m					4:26AM1.75m
Low Tide			8:34PM0.14m				8:58AM0.19m				9:24PM0.16m				9:50AM0.22m					10:12PM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	8:20
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	20	19	18	19	23	23	23	22	20	19	18	17	19	18	16	15	14	14	13	13
Feels °C	19	19	19	18	16	17	20	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	17	15	16	14	14	15	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	32	42	61	38	33	25	42	43	70	72	72	57	37	32	30	19	18	17	16	39	37	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 5	E 5	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4
kJ	3	31	29	27	8	8	26	15	15	14	14	12	14	7	7	7	6	4	2	2	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 13	E 13	E 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	—	E 12	E 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 16
kJ	—	3	3	3	27	26	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	—	3	3	7	7	1	1	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—
kJ	26	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	2	3	4	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	81	68	0	0	81	27	27	27	0	0	0	27	0	0	68	77	77	77	84	0	59	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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