Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 55 | 52 | 43 | 28 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30PM1.65m | 10:02AM1.75m | 10:28PM1.66m | 11:01AM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.22m | 4:22PM0.25m | 4:41AM0.20m | 5:20PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 77 | 55 | 52 | 43 | 18 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | W 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 8 | SE 12 | E 10 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 0 | 98 | 69 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 77 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 27 |
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