Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1886 | 1236 | 953 | 2251 | 2251 | 2295 | 1816 | 1437 | 956 | 711 | 476 | 350 | 250 | 189 | 138 | 119 | 88 | 83 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:43PM1.67m | 8:11AM1.70m | 8:35PM1.66m | 9:05AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.24m | 2:30PM0.26m | 2:52AM0.23m | 3:25PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1886 | 1236 | 953 | 2251 | 2251 | 2295 | 1816 | 1437 | 956 | 711 | 476 | 350 | 250 | 189 | 138 | 119 | 88 | 83 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 493 | 608 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | NE 4 | SE 12 | NE 10 | N 7 | — | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 2 | N 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | N 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 69 | 20 | 1 | 55 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
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