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) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s 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 5PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 40 | 44 | 25 | 59 | 102 | 121 | 170 | 170 | 168 | 116 | 57 | 133 | 269 | 167 | 120 | 99 | 91 | 85 | 66 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.79m | 11:27PM1.67m | 12:00PM1.83m | 00:25AM1.71m | 12:58PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.24m | 5:38AM0.17m | 6:18PM0.21m | 6:35AM0.13m | 7:15PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 59 | 102 | 121 | 170 | 170 | 168 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 184 | 50 | 25 | 99 | 91 | 85 | 66 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 7 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 40 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 57 | 83 | 11 | 3 | 79 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SSE 16 | E 10 | NNE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | NE 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | — | 133 | 269 | 167 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 27 | 0 | 69 | 80 | 80 | 87 | 94 | 27 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
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