Fields Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.05° S 173.09° E

Fields 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fields sea temperature is
10.8°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
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)
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
1.5
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
40
44
25
59
102
121
170
170
168
116
57
133
269
167
120
99
91
85
66
79
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
5
NW
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
20
SSE
25
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:01AM1.79m
11:27PM1.67m
12:00PM1.83m
00:25AM1.71m
12:58PM1.87m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.24m
5:38AM0.17m
6:18PM0.21m
6:35AM0.13m
7:15PM0.17m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
2
4
7
4
3
5
2
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
12
11
12
12
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
Feels °C
4
6
8
6
7
6
8
10
7
7
6
4
3
4
4
3
4
5
6
5
4
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