Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 11PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
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 Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 54 | 105 | 108 | 468 | 719 | 812 | 208 | 173 | 148 | 150 | 121 | 151 | 127 | 131 | 127 | 112 | 87 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | -3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 17 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 51 | 22 | 108 | 184 | 349 | 417 | 142 | 99 | 99 | 150 | 121 | 151 | 127 | 131 | 127 | 112 | 87 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 54 | 105 | 8 | 155 | 147 | 142 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 86 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | WNW 4 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 13 | 82 | 468 | 719 | 812 | 208 | 173 | 148 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 29 | 69 | 234 | 68 | 58 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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