
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 76 | 40 | 29 | 25 | 59 | 102 | 121 | 170 | 170 | 117 | 99 | 57 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.66m | 11:01AM1.79m | 11:27PM1.67m | 12:00PM1.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.20m | 5:20PM0.24m | 5:38AM0.17m | 6:18PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 76 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 59 | 102 | 121 | 170 | 170 | 117 | 99 | 57 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | S 9 | NE 6 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 40 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 9 | NNE 4 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 9 |
1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 23 | — | — | 3 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 80 | 27 | 29 |
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