Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 131 | 140 | 250 | 108 | 82 | 57 | 123 | 474 | 193 | 108 | 62 | 105 | 108 | 375 | 484 | 826 | 351 | 217 | 331 | 134 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.61m | 00:53AM1.50m | 1:17PM1.62m | 1:36AM1.52m | 2:00PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.40m | 6:43PM0.42m | 6:54AM0.38m | 7:27PM0.40m | 7:38AM0.35m | 8:10PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 166 | 131 | 140 | 250 | 108 | 82 | 57 | 9 | 295 | 193 | 108 | 62 | 32 | 108 | 173 | 240 | 445 | 99 | 98 | 138 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 99 | 93 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 105 | 8 | 151 | 146 | 142 | 6 | 12 | 99 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 3 | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 16 | — | 5 | — | — | 123 | 474 | — | — | — | 2 | 42 | 375 | 484 | 826 | 351 | 217 | 331 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 27 | 0 |
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