Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 81 | 82 | 110 | 173 | 205 | 226 | 180 | 154 | 144 | 153 | 156 | 191 | 194 | 249 | 708 | 1361 | 1438 | 1148 | 751 | 568 | 400 | 322 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.87m | 6:29PM2.07m | 6:54AM1.86m | 7:27PM2.04m | 7:53AM1.83m | 8:24PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM-0.05m | 00:53AM0.01m | 1:10PM-0.04m | 1:51AM0.02m | 2:08PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 96 | 77 | 82 | 110 | 92 | 205 | 226 | 180 | 154 | 144 | 153 | 156 | 191 | 194 | 156 | 708 | 1361 | 1438 | 1148 | 751 | 568 | 400 | 322 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | — | — | E 20 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 82 | 81 | 51 | 77 | 118 | 111 | 107 | 127 | 79 | 79 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 146 | 249 | 153 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 173 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 16 | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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