Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 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 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 14 | S 12 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 329 | 385 | 284 | 237 | 172 | 169 | 109 | 82 | 71 | 130 | 360 | 407 | 1109 | 3289 | 2791 | 803 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.52m | 10:56AM1.62m | 11:19PM1.50m | 11:45AM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.39m | 5:09PM0.42m | 5:22AM0.41m | 5:57PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 166 | 385 | 284 | 123 | 115 | 109 | 109 | 82 | 71 | 70 | 124 | 47 | 47 | 23 | 2740 | 803 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | NE 11 | — | E 11 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 198 | 329 | 184 | 161 | 237 | 172 | 169 | 101 | 14 | 67 | 84 | 48 | 85 | 5 | — | 2 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 12 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 70 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 6 | 50 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 14 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 130 | 360 | 407 | 1109 | 3289 | 2791 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 39 | 69 | 69 | 20 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 27 | 259 | 654 | 0 | 0 |
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