Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 80 | 54 | 56 | 36 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 54 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.74m | 7:52PM1.67m | 8:20AM1.70m | 8:44PM1.61m | 9:12AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.24m | 2:08AM0.25m | 2:39PM0.30m | 2:57AM0.31m | 3:30PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 88 | 80 | 54 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 40 | 39 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 36 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | S 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 29 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 56 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 28 | 54 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 87 | 87 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39 | 58 | 27 |
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