
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | 150 | 205 | 197 | 266 | 257 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 227 | 295 | 619 | 559 | 1302 | 1652 | 2084 | 2084 | 1896 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03AM1.82m | 4:31PM1.90m | 4:55AM1.82m | 5:21PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.08m | 10:17AM0.05m | 10:49PM0.08m | 11:11AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
98 | 84 | 66 | 50 | 35 | 257 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 227 | 295 | 619 | 270 | 1302 | 1652 | 2084 | 2084 | 1896 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
42 | 29 | 205 | 197 | 266 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 39 | 559 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | E 7 | NE 8 | — | ENE 9 | — |
48 | 148 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 7 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | S 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
5 | 150 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 112 | 112 | 0 |
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