Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 140 | 134 | 101 | 105 | 100 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 154 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 131 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.66m | 3:02AM1.58m | 3:25PM1.69m | 3:45AM1.63m | 4:08PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.31m | 8:53PM0.32m | 9:07AM0.27m | 9:36PM0.28m | 9:53AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 140 | 140 | 134 | 101 | 70 | 68 | 51 | 51 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 154 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 131 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 51 | 69 | 105 | 100 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 48 | 18 | 25 | 58 | 50 | 48 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | NE 3 | — | NE 4 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 51 | 17 | 40 | 28 | 47 | 71 | 18 | 25 | 2 | — | 7 | 47 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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