
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
176 | 170 | 170 | 117 | 116 | 57 | 100 | 177 | 184 | 135 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 68 | 53 | 38 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 105 | 150 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:00PM1.83m | 00:25AM1.71m | 12:58PM1.87m | 1:22AM1.74m | 1:54PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.17m | 6:18PM0.21m | 6:35AM0.13m | 7:15PM0.17m | 7:32AM0.09m | 8:10PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 4 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
176 | 170 | 170 | 117 | 8 | 57 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 25 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 68 | 53 | 38 | 35 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 105 | 150 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 116 | 11 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 79 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | NE 5 | NE 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | N 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 13 | — | S 21 |
3 | 3 | — | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 131 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | N 2 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 21 | 100 | 177 | 184 | 135 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 69 | 169 | 68 | 68 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 69 | 29 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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