Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 25 | 59 | 102 | 121 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 116 | 57 | 95 | 218 | 175 | 151 | 112 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 70 |
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-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.67m | 12:00PM1.83m | 00:25AM1.71m | 12:58PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.17m | 6:18PM0.21m | 6:35AM0.13m | 7:15PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 12 | 59 | 102 | 121 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 116 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 50 | 151 | 112 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 55 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 4 | SSW 9 | — | NE 9 | E 10 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | 3 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 95 | 218 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 27 | 69 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 87 | 94 | 169 | 70 | 68 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 69 | 29 |
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