
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
116 | 65 | 54 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 75 | 96 | 129 | 158 | 154 | 320 | 300 | 293 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:25AM1.71m | 12:58PM1.87m | 1:22AM1.74m | 1:54PM1.91m | 2:17AM1.78m | 2:48PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.13m | 7:15PM0.17m | 7:32AM0.09m | 8:10PM0.13m | 8:28AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 |
50 | 65 | 54 | 41 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 64 | 96 | 129 | 158 | 154 | 189 | 11 | 10 | 205 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 |
1 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 4 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 14 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 18 |
2 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 2 | NE 3 | E 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 8 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 |
116 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 75 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 320 | 300 | 293 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 93 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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