Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 344 | 265 | 186 | 138 | 119 | 88 | 82 | 77 | 55 | 52 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.66m | 9:05AM1.72m | 9:30PM1.65m | 10:02AM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.23m | 3:25PM0.26m | 3:46AM0.22m | 4:22PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 551 | 344 | 265 | 186 | 138 | 119 | 88 | 82 | 77 | 55 | 52 | 28 | 24 | 82 | 38 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | NE 10 | N 6 | NE 5 | E 10 | NE 8 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NW 2 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 34 | 36 | 30 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 80 | 69 | 98 | 98 | 81 | 294 | 93 |
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