
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
245 | 245 | 250 | 386 | 807 | 1265 | 1265 | 1539 | 1463 | 1020 | 880 | 724 | 525 | 405 | 389 | 281 | 257 | 235 | 122 | 151 | 148 | 115 | 151 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.56m | 4:24PM1.70m | 4:41AM1.56m | 5:07PM1.71m | 5:25AM1.56m | 5:50PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.34m | 10:41PM0.38m | 10:49AM0.33m | 11:26PM0.37m | 11:33AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
245 | 245 | 250 | 163 | 807 | 1265 | 1265 | 1539 | 1463 | 1020 | 880 | 724 | 525 | 405 | 389 | 281 | 257 | 235 | 122 | 151 | 148 | 115 | 151 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
35 | 31 | 48 | 386 | 281 | 281 | 225 | 208 | 158 | 158 | 154 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 120 | 122 | 39 | 97 | 93 | 88 | 55 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | E 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 |
21 | 59 | 120 | 73 | 40 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 92 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 31 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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