Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 295 | 268 | 246 | 200 | 161 | 134 | 84 | 82 | 65 | 165 | 161 | 205 | 197 | 268 | 257 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 240 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.93m | 3:11AM1.80m | 3:40PM1.93m | 4:03AM1.82m | 4:31PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.06m | 9:05PM0.10m | 9:23AM0.04m | 9:58PM0.08m | 10:17AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 158 | 197 | 12 | 246 | 200 | 161 | 134 | 84 | 82 | 58 | 91 | 86 | 64 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 240 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 205 | 197 | 268 | 257 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | E 17 | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | NNE 6 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 19 | 45 | 48 | 148 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | S 3 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 295 | 268 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 65 | 165 | 161 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 55 | 68 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 29 |
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