
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
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 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1421 | 1539 | 1463 | 1020 | 761 | 724 | 525 | 405 | 389 | 281 | 257 | 235 | 145 | 122 | 148 | 115 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 154 | 181 | 188 | 181 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.56m | 5:07PM1.71m | 5:25AM1.56m | 5:50PM1.71m | 6:08AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.38m | 10:49AM0.33m | 11:26PM0.37m | 11:33AM0.32m | 00:10AM0.36m | 12:17PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
1421 | 1539 | 1463 | 1020 | 761 | 724 | 525 | 405 | 389 | 281 | 257 | 235 | 122 | 122 | 148 | 115 | 117 | 115 | 115 | 154 | 181 | 188 | 181 | 174 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
225 | 208 | 194 | 158 | 154 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 145 | 97 | 93 | 63 | 55 | 48 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 93 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 53 | 33 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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