Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 153 | 119 | 113 | 88 | 80 | 53 | 51 | 36 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.74m | 7:28AM1.74m | 7:52PM1.67m | 8:20AM1.70m | 8:44PM1.61m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.19m | 1:47PM0.24m | 2:08AM0.25m | 2:39PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 179 | 153 | 119 | 113 | 88 | 80 | 53 | 51 | 32 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | NE 4 | SE 15 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 34 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 87 |
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