
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | S 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 71 | 94 | 71 | 154 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 131 | 125 | 121 | 85 | 115 | 113 | 210 | 191 | 485 | 304 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:02AM1.58m | 3:25PM1.69m | 3:45AM1.63m | 4:08PM1.71m | 4:29AM1.68m | 4:52PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.27m | 9:36PM0.28m | 9:53AM0.24m | 10:21PM0.24m | 10:41AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
68 | 50 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 19 | 94 | 27 | 154 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 12 | 23 | 28 | 121 | 85 | 115 | 113 | 79 | 191 | 235 | 304 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
91 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 48 | 18 | 39 | 65 | 50 | 135 | 131 | 125 | 22 | 8 | 27 | 48 | 70 | 78 | 160 | 170 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | — | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | ESE 14 | SE 15 | S 21 |
2 | 25 | 51 | 17 | 40 | 38 | 47 | 71 | 18 | 25 | — | — | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 70 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | S 4 | S 7 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 48 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 58 | 210 | 20 | 485 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 58 | 49 | 64 | 55 | 0 |
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