Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.9°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
0.7
ESE
13
1
S
9
1
S
10
1
S
13
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
159
169
225
334
390
449
605
620
793
1299
1769
1728
1608
1327
1294
1278
1294
1136
1107
1093
867
941
796
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
N
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:16AM1.73m
6:39PM1.72m
7:05AM1.77m
7:29PM1.72m
7:56AM1.80m
8:21PM1.71m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.21m
12:31PM0.20m
00:54AM0.19m
1:24PM0.19m
1:45AM0.17m
2:18PM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
5
4
4
9
10
12
11
9
8
5
5
9
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
1
-1
0
6
6
9
9
6
6
1
2
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
7
6
7
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