Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 115 | 113 | 141 | 432 | 418 | 295 | 229 | 197 | 165 | 227 | 236 | 312 | 443 | 574 | 605 | 662 | 1061 | 1769 | 1938 | 1150 | 1466 | 1278 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.68m | 5:52PM1.72m | 6:16AM1.73m | 6:39PM1.72m | 7:05AM1.77m | 7:29PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.21m | 00:06AM0.21m | 12:31PM0.20m | 00:54AM0.19m | 1:24PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | -6 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 117 | 115 | 113 | 79 | 83 | 160 | 295 | 229 | 197 | 165 | 227 | 236 | 312 | 443 | 574 | 605 | 662 | 1061 | 1769 | 1938 | 1150 | 1466 | 1278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 48 | 71 | 73 | 9 | 170 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 89 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 38 | 29 | 158 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | S 15 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 38 | — | 71 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 15 | 141 | 432 | 418 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 1 | 122 | 59 | 169 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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