Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 170 | 116 | 57 | 105 | 164 | 177 | 147 | 110 | 85 | 70 | 66 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 82 | 94 | 102 | 111 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.83m | 00:25AM1.71m | 12:58PM1.87m | 1:22AM1.74m | 1:54PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.21m | 6:35AM0.13m | 7:15PM0.17m | 7:32AM0.09m | 8:10PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 4 | SSE 17 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 170 | 7 | 57 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 25 | 110 | 85 | 70 | 66 | 53 | 35 | 39 | 51 | 82 | 94 | 102 | 111 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 116 | 11 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 79 | 14 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 8 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | N 9 | NNE 5 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 7 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 12 | 105 | 164 | 177 | 147 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 80 | 27 | 87 | 169 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 93 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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