Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 107 | 135 | 231 | 230 | 222 | 204 | 157 | 206 | 295 | 191 | 176 | 176 | 128 | 109 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:12AM1.67m | 9:36PM1.56m | 10:04AM1.64m | 10:28PM1.52m | 10:56AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.31m | 3:30PM0.36m | 3:46AM0.36m | 4:20PM0.40m | 4:35AM0.39m | 5:09PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 36 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 59 | 41 | 31 | 24 | 15 | 135 | 231 | 230 | 222 | 204 | 157 | 204 | 184 | 180 | 158 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 107 | 11 | 7 | 87 | 102 | 82 | 135 | 206 | 295 | 191 | 176 | 115 | 109 | 109 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 30 | 40 | 33 | 34 | 52 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 176 | 128 | 103 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 62 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 29 | 69 | 1 |
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