Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 58 | 57 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52PM1.67m | 8:20AM1.70m | 8:44PM1.61m | 9:12AM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.25m | 2:39PM0.30m | 2:57AM0.31m | 3:30PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 58 | 57 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | S 15 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 34 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 87 | 87 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 68 | 68 |
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