Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). 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 (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 89 | 116 | 168 | 205 | 197 | 266 | 257 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 232 | 298 | 619 | 651 | 1286 | 1849 | 2503 | 2535 | 1896 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:40PM1.93m | 4:03AM1.82m | 4:31PM1.90m | 4:55AM1.82m | 5:21PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.04m | 9:58PM0.08m | 10:17AM0.05m | 10:49PM0.08m | 11:11AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 80 | 58 | 116 | 98 | 78 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 182 | 178 | 176 | 174 | 232 | 298 | 619 | 651 | 1286 | 1849 | 2503 | 2535 | 1896 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 42 | 29 | 205 | 197 | 266 | 257 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 110 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 5 | W 3 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 45 | 48 | 148 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 6 | WSW 3 | S 7 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | — | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 89 | 4 | 168 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 59 | 68 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 259 | 200 | 1 |
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