Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 731 | 651 | 5876 | 2682 | 2716 | 2254 | 798 | 1484 | 512 | 258 | 195 | 418 | 400 | 415 | 320 | 301 | 361 | 319 | 256 | 209 | 166 | 153 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:55AM1.82m | 5:21PM1.86m | 5:46AM1.80m | 6:11PM1.80m | 6:37AM1.78m | 7:01PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.07m | 11:40PM0.10m | 12:03PM0.12m | 00:29AM0.13m | 12:55PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 731 | 651 | 1762 | 2682 | 2716 | 2254 | 341 | 1484 | 197 | 154 | 195 | 418 | 400 | 415 | 320 | 301 | 361 | 319 | 256 | 209 | 166 | 153 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 16 | ENE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 238 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 798 | 16 | 512 | 258 | 166 | 155 | 151 | 104 | 100 | 67 | 98 | 100 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | E 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 13 | NE 9 | NNE 3 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 147 | 64 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 5876 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 259 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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