
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
206 | 140 | 93 | 60 | 79 | 50 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 46 | 187 | 590 | 1454 | 2273 | 1955 | 1292 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.79m | 9:21PM1.90m | 9:51AM1.75m | 10:18PM1.82m | 10:49AM1.71m | 11:13PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.05m | 3:43AM0.08m | 4:03PM0.12m | 4:37AM0.12m | 4:59PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
206 | 140 | 93 | 60 | 34 | 93 | 118 | 96 | 11 | 7 | 47 | 48 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 46 | 187 | 590 | 1454 | 2273 | 1955 | 1292 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 4 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ESE 4 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | NE 5 |
10 | 6 | 31 | 51 | 51 | 20 | 48 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 14 | E 16 | E 14 | ENE 13 | SSE 16 | W 3 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 16 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 50 | 2 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NW 2 | S 10 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
17 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 79 | 2 | 65 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 45 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 98 | 93 | 304 | 70 | 69 | 27 | 0 | 68 | 112 | 112 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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