Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | SSE 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 108 | 392 | 533 | 736 | 230 | 137 | 261 | 127 | 130 | 151 | 131 | 134 | 134 | 125 | 90 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.52m | 2:00PM1.64m | 2:19AM1.54m | 2:42PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.40m | 7:38AM0.35m | 8:10PM0.36m | 8:22AM0.31m | 8:53PM0.32m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | -3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 108 | 150 | 203 | 356 | 142 | 99 | 130 | 127 | 130 | 151 | 131 | 134 | 134 | 125 | 90 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | S 10 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 105 | 14 | 155 | 70 | 142 | 13 | 12 | 99 | 86 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 10 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 14 | 147 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 66 | 392 | 533 | 736 | 230 | 137 | 261 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 234 | 27 | 58 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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