Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.1°C
1.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
1
0
0
3
2
0
0
1
0
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
1.5
S
6
2
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
2.1
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
9
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
82
52
141
408
188
108
54
105
108
481
671
826
266
193
150
134
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
25
WNW
35
SW
20
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
00:53AM1.50m
1:17PM1.62m
1:36AM1.52m
2:00PM1.64m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.42m
6:54AM0.38m
7:27PM0.40m
7:38AM0.35m
8:10PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
7
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
8
7
6
8
10
11
9
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
6
7
2
3
2
5
5
6
3
-2
1
1
0
1
1
4
3
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