Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 385 | 284 | 237 | 172 | 169 | 109 | 82 | 71 | 130 | 456 | 1019 | 1068 | 3571 | 6371 | 2191 | 679 | 510 | 336 | 274 | 180 | 177 | 142 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:56AM1.62m | 11:19PM1.50m | 11:45AM1.61m | 00:07AM1.50m | 12:32PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.39m | 5:09PM0.42m | 5:22AM0.41m | 5:57PM0.43m | 6:09AM0.40m | 6:43PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 385 | 284 | 123 | 115 | 109 | 109 | 82 | 71 | 70 | 179 | 471 | 40 | 23 | 3288 | 2191 | 679 | 510 | 336 | 274 | 180 | 177 | 111 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | NW 3 | S 12 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 184 | 161 | 237 | 172 | 169 | 101 | 3 | 67 | 84 | 48 | 47 | 5 | — | 12 | 11 | 362 | 234 | 157 | 220 | 168 | 151 | 142 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | — | NE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 50 | 6 | 84 | 100 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSE 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 130 | 456 | 1019 | 1068 | 3571 | 6371 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 13 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 62 | 62 | 20 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 657 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
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