Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 793 | 1238 | 1769 | 1938 | 1783 | 1531 | 1341 | 1278 | 1294 | 1136 | 1093 | 936 | 789 | 716 | 266 | 250 | 193 | 164 | 150 | 115 | 108 | 98 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.77m | 7:29PM1.72m | 7:56AM1.80m | 8:21PM1.71m | 8:51AM1.82m | 9:17PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.19m | 1:45AM0.17m | 2:18PM0.19m | 2:38AM0.17m | 3:14PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 793 | 1238 | 1769 | 1938 | 1783 | 1531 | 1341 | 1278 | 1294 | 1136 | 1093 | 936 | 789 | 716 | 242 | 250 | 161 | 164 | 150 | 115 | 108 | 98 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 58 | 59 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 266 | 22 | 193 | 140 | 115 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 207 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 64 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
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