Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1762 | 2716 | 2535 | 1042 | 915 | 635 | 518 | 459 | 166 | 2601 | 326 | 418 | 326 | 314 | 361 | 319 | 260 | 214 | 166 | 159 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:21PM1.86m | 5:46AM1.80m | 6:11PM1.80m | 6:37AM1.78m | 7:01PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.07m | 11:40PM0.10m | 12:03PM0.12m | 00:29AM0.13m | 12:55PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1762 | 2716 | 2535 | 501 | 334 | 289 | 197 | 154 | 154 | 424 | 326 | 418 | 326 | 314 | 361 | 319 | 260 | 214 | 166 | 159 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1042 | 915 | 635 | 518 | 459 | 166 | 155 | 151 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 66 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 3 | ENE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 17 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 95 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2601 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 63 | 1 | 112 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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