Fields Surf Break

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
11.2° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)--
Afternoon (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (30 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
405
389
281
257
238
145
154
148
145
117
115
115
154
177
184
181
171
167
164
161
161
164
174
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:07PM1.71m
5:25AM1.56m
5:50PM1.71m
6:08AM1.55m
6:33PM1.69m
6:51AM1.53m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.37m
11:33AM0.32m
00:10AM0.36m
12:17PM0.32m
00:54AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
8
8
8
8
12
Feels °C
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
7
8
6
6
7
5
5
5
8
8
7
7
4
4
5
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
525
405
389
281
257
238
122
154
148
145
117
115
115
154
177
184
181
171
167
164
161
161
164
174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
120
120
122
122
122
122
145
97
90
63
55
48
45
26
26
15
13
12
6
4
4
1
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
27
19
17
13
13
95
93
92
60
60
47
45
23
23
24
22
9
10
5
5
4
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
16
24
43
32
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
9
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