Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 131 | 125 | 121 | 85 | 115 | 113 | 187 | 359 | 364 | 655 | 257 | 192 | 206 | 201 | 198 | 273 | 150 | 597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:29AM1.68m | 4:52PM1.72m | 5:16AM1.73m | 5:39PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.24m | 10:41AM0.21m | 11:06PM0.21m | 11:31AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | -5 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 8 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 135 | 131 | 125 | 121 | 85 | 115 | 113 | 79 | 359 | 160 | 323 | 257 | 192 | 206 | 201 | 198 | 273 | 150 | 597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 71 | 83 | 2 | 170 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 96 | 96 | 92 | 110 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 5 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | S 20 | — | N 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 12 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 48 | 2 | 73 | 9 | 21 | 18 | — | 8 | — | 2 | 5 | 89 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NE 5 | SSW 3 | S 6 | WSW 4 | S 8 | SSW 8 | W 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 187 | 28 | 364 | 655 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 102 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 70 | 0 |
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