Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 152 | 116 | 84 | 54 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:25AM1.71m | 12:58PM1.87m | 1:22AM1.74m | 1:54PM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.21m | 6:35AM0.13m | 7:15PM0.17m | 7:32AM0.09m | 8:10PM0.13m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 51 | 50 | 84 | 54 | 41 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 39 | 39 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | S 13 | — | S 21 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 139 | 152 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 69 | 81 | 81 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 69 | 0 |
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