
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
191 | 198 | 279 | 891 | 1148 | 1361 | 1162 | 742 | 561 | 478 | 326 | 220 | 206 | 140 | 93 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 49 | 76 | 62 | 43 | 34 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27PM2.04m | 7:53AM1.83m | 8:24PM1.98m | 8:52AM1.79m | 9:21PM1.90m | 9:51AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.02m | 2:08PM-0.00m | 2:47AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.05m | 3:43AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
191 | 198 | 156 | 891 | 1148 | 1361 | 1162 | 742 | 561 | 478 | 326 | 220 | 206 | 140 | 93 | 53 | 13 | 51 | 53 | 77 | 44 | 62 | 43 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | — | E 20 | E 19 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
87 | 148 | 279 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 34 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 25 | 45 | 37 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 14 | E 16 | ENE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | — | NNE 6 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 40 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 35 | — | — | 2 | 49 | 76 | 36 | — | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 69 | 98 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 69 | 122 | 20 | 0 | 77 |
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