Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.6° C
1.0° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
17
1.3
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.1
SSE
23
1.7
SSE
23
1.8
SSE
23
1.8
SSE
21
1.1
SE
23
1.6
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1
SSE
19
1
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
749
844
929
917
871
879
867
1245
2867
3205
2689
1172
1626
1050
1026
789
696
688
348
719
622
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
5
S
0
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:33AM1.86m
7:03PM2.00m
7:29AM1.83m
7:58PM1.92m
8:27AM1.78m
8:53PM1.84m
Low Tide
12:49PM-0.03m
1:26AM0.03m
1:45PM0.02m
2:21AM0.06m
2:41PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
6
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
11
14
11
10
10
10
10
9
12
11
9
9
Feels °C
3
7
8
7
5
4
3
3
4
8
12
7
7
7
7
7
6
11
8
6
6
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