Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 86 | 163 | 246 | 212 | 176 | 134 | 150 | 156 | 158 | 191 | 198 | 246 | 594 | 1346 | 1471 | 1175 | 751 | 568 | 485 | 326 | 231 | 210 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM2.07m | 6:54AM1.86m | 7:27PM2.04m | 7:53AM1.83m | 8:24PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM-0.05m | 00:53AM0.01m | 1:10PM-0.04m | 1:51AM0.02m | 2:08PM-0.00m | 2:47AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 18 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 82 | 24 | 84 | 246 | 212 | 176 | 123 | 150 | 156 | 158 | 191 | 198 | 156 | 594 | 1346 | 1471 | 1175 | 751 | 568 | 485 | 326 | 231 | 210 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | — | — | E 20 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 51 | 57 | 163 | 77 | 75 | 127 | 134 | 80 | 86 | 88 | 86 | 146 | 246 | 156 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 77 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 86 | 157 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 39 | 20 | 69 |
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