Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 87 | 99 | 162 | 194 | 295 | 344 | 307 | 370 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22AM1.74m | 1:54PM1.91m | 2:17AM1.78m | 2:48PM1.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.17m | 7:32AM0.09m | 8:10PM0.13m | 8:28AM0.06m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 87 | 99 | 162 | 194 | 190 | 227 | 11 | 252 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 36 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | S 13 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | E 17 | S 19 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | 11 | 295 | 344 | 307 | 370 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 93 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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