Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 11 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 589 | 1029 | 969 | 2877 | 6371 | 2479 | 679 | 442 | 286 | 208 | 162 | 134 | 250 | 119 | 82 | 59 | 131 | 491 | 196 | 117 | 68 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:45AM1.61m | 00:07AM1.50m | 12:32PM1.61m | 00:53AM1.50m | 1:17PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.41m | 5:57PM0.43m | 6:09AM0.40m | 6:43PM0.42m | 6:54AM0.38m | 7:27PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 70 | 93 | 465 | 47 | 23 | 3288 | 2479 | 679 | 442 | 286 | 208 | 162 | 134 | 250 | 119 | 82 | 59 | 9 | 306 | 196 | 117 | 68 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 84 | 48 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 463 | 298 | 173 | 98 | 91 | 98 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | — | NE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 84 | 100 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | S 5 | S 8 | W 3 | NNW 6 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 112 | 589 | 1029 | 969 | 2877 | 6371 | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 131 | 491 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 29 | 98 | 27 | 29 | 381 | 654 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 69 | 199 | 27 | 20 | 0 |
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