Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 162 | 158 | 295 | 397 | 321 | 200 | 161 | 134 | 105 | 82 | 92 | 247 | 187 | 205 | 197 | 268 | 260 | 184 | 180 | 176 | 240 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.78m | 2:48PM1.93m | 3:11AM1.80m | 3:40PM1.93m | 4:03AM1.82m | 4:31PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.06m | 9:05PM0.10m | 9:23AM0.04m | 9:58PM0.08m | 10:17AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 135 | 162 | 158 | 190 | 258 | 246 | 200 | 161 | 134 | 105 | 82 | 58 | 127 | 86 | 81 | 66 | 56 | 40 | 26 | 180 | 176 | 240 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 30 | 205 | 197 | 268 | 260 | 184 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | SE 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 19 | 46 | 48 | 148 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | WNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 295 | 397 | 321 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 92 | 247 | 187 | 145 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
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