Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 205 | 152 | 243 | 124 | 130 | 158 | 134 | 140 | 140 | 134 | 99 | 105 | 99 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 72 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.64m | 2:19AM1.54m | 2:42PM1.66m | 3:02AM1.58m | 3:25PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM0.35m | 8:10PM0.36m | 8:22AM0.31m | 8:53PM0.32m | 9:07AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 319 | 205 | 99 | 110 | 124 | 130 | 158 | 134 | 140 | 140 | 134 | 99 | 87 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 48 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 142 | 142 | 12 | 99 | 86 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 69 | 105 | 99 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 63 | 72 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 51 | 17 | 40 | 38 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | W 2 | W 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 669 | — | 152 | 243 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 68 | 191 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
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