Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 79 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 102 | 120 | 170 | 172 | 117 | 58 | 57 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:02AM1.75m | 10:28PM1.66m | 11:01AM1.79m | 11:27PM1.67m | 12:00PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.25m | 4:41AM0.20m | 5:20PM0.24m | 5:38AM0.17m | 6:18PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 53 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 79 | 35 | 45 | 12 | 59 | 102 | 120 | 170 | 172 | 117 | 58 | 57 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 40 | 23 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NE 4 | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NW 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 84 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 49 |
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