
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
679 | 485 | 341 | 312 | 294 | 213 | 192 | 137 | 91 | 88 | 62 | 51 | 131 | 216 | 384 | 215 | 201 | 176 | 213 | 294 | 723 | 832 | 1014 | 850 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45AM1.67m | 00:05AM1.67m | 12:38PM1.65m | 00:56AM1.61m | 1:27PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.18m | 5:53PM0.27m | 6:19AM0.23m | 6:46PM0.33m | 7:07AM0.28m | 7:37PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
679 | 485 | 341 | 312 | 294 | 213 | 192 | 137 | 91 | 88 | 25 | 36 | 59 | 128 | 178 | 215 | 201 | 176 | 213 | 260 | 177 | 121 | 140 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | ENE 11 | — |
9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 60 | 86 | 80 | 23 | 62 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 8 | — | — | 111 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 80 | 52 | 41 | 42 | 45 | 21 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 216 | 384 | 6 | 25 | 112 | 184 | 294 | 723 | 832 | 1014 | 850 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 169 | 169 | 58 | 55 |
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