Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 82 | 52 | 141 | 408 | 188 | 108 | 54 | 105 | 108 | 481 | 671 | 826 | 266 | 193 | 150 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.50m | 1:17PM1.62m | 1:36AM1.52m | 2:00PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.42m | 6:54AM0.38m | 7:27PM0.40m | 7:38AM0.35m | 8:10PM0.36m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | NE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 |
| kJ | 108 | 82 | 52 | 8 | 247 | 188 | 108 | 51 | 29 | 108 | 200 | 354 | 427 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 105 | 8 | 153 | 146 | 99 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | S 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 141 | 408 | — | — | — | 1 | 33 | 481 | 671 | 826 | 266 | 193 | 150 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 0 | 58 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 200 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 27 | 0 |
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