Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 12 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fields sea temperature is

13.3°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	133	129	69	60	77	71	46	40	39	39	53	55	55	53	51	50	63	113	100	56	38	17	29	10
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	SW	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:26AM1.61m				3:47PM1.67m					4:12AM1.69m				4:33PM1.70m				5:00AM1.77m				5:22PM1.73m
Low Tide				9:32AM0.27m				9:58PM0.24m					10:22AM0.23m				10:45PM0.19m				11:14AM0.19m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	12	17	22	22	21	16	13	10	9	14	19	19	18	16	13	14	16	19	22	22	18	18
Feels °C	14	11	10	15	19	19	16	11	9	6	5	12	18	17	15	12	9	8	10	13	16	15	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16	NE 4	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	NE 9
kJ	133	129	69	40	77	71	46	40	39	39	25	25	25	53	51	3	63	113	100	56	38	17	29	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 16	ENE 3	NE 8	NE 8	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 4	S 11
kJ	36	36	34	9	18	13	14	14	7	5	53	55	55	15	14	50	1	9	10	5	3	3	1	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	SSE 12	SE 19	SE 18	SE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 14	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	E 13	E 13	SSE 8	NE 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	NE 5	SE 12
kJ	8	8	6	60	15	13	12	29	29	21	3	2	1	3	3	14	2	6	6	6	5	6	1	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 2	WNW 2	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 4	NNE 4	NW 2	—	—	—	NW 2	NW 3	WNW 3	N 3
kJ	22	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	6	11	1	—	—	—	1	3	7	5
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	81	0	0	0	68	68	27	27	69	69	98
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	3	2	2	1
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