Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 363 | 284 | 186 | 155 | 240 | 173 | 269 | 384 | 449 | 487 | 612 | 671 | 1086 | 1514 | 1938 | 1804 | 1484 | 1278 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.73m | 6:39PM1.72m | 7:05AM1.77m | 7:29PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.21m | 12:31PM0.20m | 00:54AM0.19m | 1:24PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 294 | 160 | 284 | 186 | 155 | 240 | 173 | 269 | 384 | 449 | 487 | 612 | 671 | 1086 | 1514 | 1938 | 1804 | 1484 | 1278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 83 | 9 | 170 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 98 | 95 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 13 | S 20 | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 154 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | S 8 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 363 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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