Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 227 | 295 | 619 | 1137 | 1785 | 2535 | 2535 | 2329 | 1896 | 635 | 512 | 373 | 258 | 688 | 747 | 415 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.90m | 4:55AM1.82m | 5:21PM1.86m | 5:46AM1.80m | 6:11PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.05m | 10:49PM0.08m | 11:11AM0.07m | 11:40PM0.10m | 12:03PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 227 | 295 | 619 | 1137 | 1785 | 2535 | 2535 | 2329 | 1896 | 235 | 197 | 231 | 254 | 688 | 350 | 415 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 635 | 512 | 373 | 258 | 15 | 220 | 151 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 7 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 747 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 259 | 234 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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