Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 137 | 135 | 131 | 127 | 121 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 193 | 300 | 639 | 287 | 229 | 193 | 166 | 144 | 150 | 179 | 341 | 468 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.71m | 4:29AM1.68m | 4:52PM1.72m | 5:16AM1.73m | 5:39PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.24m | 10:21PM0.24m | 10:41AM0.21m | 11:06PM0.21m | 11:31AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | -4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 139 | 137 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 79 | 300 | 354 | 287 | 229 | 193 | 166 | 144 | 150 | 179 | 341 | 468 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 65 | 50 | 135 | 131 | 127 | 121 | 15 | 27 | 48 | 71 | 82 | 160 | 173 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 89 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | S 20 | NE 6 | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 48 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | SSW 4 | S 7 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 49 | 57 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 24 | 193 | 20 | 639 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 39 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 58 | 68 | 169 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 0 |
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