Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 141 | 371 | 398 | 287 | 217 | 159 | 235 | 204 | 256 | 384 | 449 | 605 | 654 | 783 | 1099 | 1532 | 1938 | 1783 | 1466 | 1278 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.72m | 6:16AM1.73m | 6:39PM1.72m | 7:05AM1.77m | 7:29PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.21m | 00:06AM0.21m | 12:31PM0.20m | 00:54AM0.19m | 1:24PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | -7 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 113 | 79 | 83 | 160 | 287 | 217 | 159 | 235 | 204 | 256 | 384 | 449 | 605 | 654 | 783 | 1099 | 1532 | 1938 | 1783 | 1466 | 1278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 71 | 73 | 9 | 152 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 98 | 95 | 92 | 89 | 60 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | S 20 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 18 | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 30 | 141 | 371 | 398 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 169 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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