Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
105 | 50 | 24 | 39 | 74 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 86 | 86 | 96 | 81 | 82 | 88 | 229 | 270 | 251 | 176 | 160 | 184 | 153 | 158 | 184 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:59AM1.86m | 5:32PM2.08m | 5:56AM1.87m | 6:29PM2.07m | 6:54AM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.05m | 11:13AM-0.04m | 11:55PM0.03m | 12:12PM-0.05m | 00:53AM0.01m | 1:10PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
33 | 50 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 86 | 86 | 96 | 77 | 82 | 88 | 124 | 270 | 251 | 176 | 160 | 184 | 153 | 158 | 184 | 198 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
105 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 51 | 78 | 118 | 55 | 84 | 93 | 99 | 100 | 86 | 91 | 152 | 152 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | E 13 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
18 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | — |
43 | 22 | 23 | 39 | 74 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 229 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 69 | 20 | 68 | 20 | 68 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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