Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 88 | 60 | 66 | 168 | 366 | 273 | 284 | 181 | 243 | 422 | 306 | 181 | 219 | 587 | 692 | 658 | 570 | 520 | 816 | 763 | 485 | 398 | 296 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.67m | 12:38PM1.65m | 00:56AM1.61m | 1:27PM1.65m | 1:44AM1.58m | 2:13PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19AM0.23m | 6:46PM0.33m | 7:07AM0.28m | 7:37PM0.37m | 7:53AM0.32m | 8:25PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 91 | 88 | 38 | 66 | 91 | 188 | 273 | 284 | 176 | 151 | 226 | 161 | 181 | 149 | 126 | 146 | 143 | 104 | 108 | 520 | 488 | 485 | 398 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 11 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 80 | 23 | 60 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 202 | 222 | — | — | 98 | — | 47 | 85 | 81 | 83 | 137 | 194 | 227 | 296 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 | — | SSE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 13 | 80 | 52 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 21 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 74 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 168 | 366 | — | 12 | 181 | 243 | 422 | 306 | 173 | 219 | 587 | 692 | 658 | 570 | 520 | 816 | 763 | 355 | 194 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 63 | 55 | 58 | 27 | 27 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 27 |
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