Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 14 | 36 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 40 | 107 | 135 | 183 | 230 | 222 | 204 | 157 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.61m | 9:12AM1.67m | 9:36PM1.56m | 10:04AM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.31m | 3:30PM0.36m | 3:46AM0.36m | 4:20PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 36 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 59 | 52 | 42 | 24 | 15 | 135 | 183 | 230 | 222 | 204 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 57 | 54 | 34 | 107 | 10 | 9 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | S 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 30 | 40 | 33 | 34 | 52 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 68 | 68 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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