Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 220 | 206 | 140 | 93 | 42 | 120 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 192 | 597 | 1543 | 2196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.98m | 8:52AM1.79m | 9:21PM1.90m | 9:51AM1.75m | 10:18PM1.82m | 10:49AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.05m | 3:43AM0.08m | 4:03PM0.12m | 4:37AM0.12m | 4:59PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 326 | 220 | 206 | 140 | 93 | 42 | 35 | 95 | 80 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 192 | 597 | 1543 | 2196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | S 4 | S 9 | ESE 4 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 20 | 27 | 77 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 48 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 27 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 14 | E 16 | ENE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | E 3 | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 120 | 4 | 25 | — | — | 23 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 32 | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 93 | 0 | 49 | 69 | 55 | 0 | 27 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 1 |
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