Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
256 | 204 | 146 | 110 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 57 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14AM1.69m | 1:47PM1.78m | 2:09AM1.74m | 2:42PM1.89m | 3:05AM1.79m | 3:38PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.25m | 7:26AM0.17m | 7:59PM0.20m | 8:20AM0.11m | 8:58PM0.14m | 9:17AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 9 |
256 | 204 | 146 | 110 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 32 | 16 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SE 9 | S 8 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 34 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | E 15 | — | SE 14 | S 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 |
20 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 29 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 27 | 68 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 69 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
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