Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1769 | 1938 | 1783 | 1531 | 1493 | 1341 | 1294 | 1136 | 1079 | 936 | 789 | 697 | 293 | 298 | 188 | 161 | 158 | 108 | 104 | 96 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.77m | 7:29PM1.72m | 7:56AM1.80m | 8:21PM1.71m | 8:51AM1.82m | 9:17PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.19m | 1:45AM0.17m | 2:18PM0.19m | 2:38AM0.17m | 3:14PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1769 | 1938 | 1783 | 1531 | 1493 | 1341 | 1294 | 1136 | 1079 | 936 | 789 | 697 | 293 | 298 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 108 | 104 | 96 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 38 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 263 | 25 | 188 | 138 | 111 | 75 | 74 | 80 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | SSE 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 154 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 7 | — | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 12 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 42 | 72 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 0 |
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