Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 71 | 154 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 131 | 127 | 121 | 85 | 115 | 113 | 204 | 471 | 255 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:45AM1.63m | 4:08PM1.71m | 4:29AM1.68m | 4:52PM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.28m | 9:53AM0.24m | 10:21PM0.24m | 10:41AM0.21m | |||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |  |  |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 8 | ESE 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | 105 | 30 | 154 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 85 | 115 | 113 | 79 | 283 | 160 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 48 | 18 | 39 | 65 | 50 | 135 | 131 | 127 | 121 | 17 | 27 | 48 | 71 | 83 | 9 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | — | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | ESE 15 | NE 6 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 71 | 17 | 25 | — | — | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NE 5 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 58 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 39 | 204 | 471 | 255 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 55 | 59 | 356 | 63 | 0 |
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