Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 424 | 609 | 494 | 408 | 444 | 444 | 349 | 313 | 256 | 227 | 218 | 166 | 153 | 119 | 116 | 88 | 80 | 53 | 42 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.80m | 6:37AM1.78m | 7:01PM1.74m | 7:28AM1.74m | 7:52PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM0.12m | 00:29AM0.13m | 12:55PM0.17m | 1:19AM0.19m | 1:47PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 356 | 424 | 609 | 494 | 408 | 444 | 444 | 349 | 313 | 256 | 227 | 218 | 166 | 153 | 119 | 116 | 88 | 80 | 53 | 37 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 166 | 155 | 175 | 151 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 68 | 68 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 42 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 49 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 69 | 0 | 27 |
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