Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 159 | 169 | 225 | 334 | 390 | 449 | 605 | 620 | 793 | 1299 | 1769 | 1728 | 1608 | 1327 | 1294 | 1278 | 1294 | 1136 | 1107 | 1093 | 867 | 941 | 796 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.73m | 6:39PM1.72m | 7:05AM1.77m | 7:29PM1.72m | 7:56AM1.80m | 8:21PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.21m | 12:31PM0.20m | 00:54AM0.19m | 1:24PM0.19m | 1:45AM0.17m | 2:18PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 186 | 159 | 169 | 225 | 334 | 390 | 449 | 605 | 620 | 793 | 1299 | 1769 | 1728 | 1608 | 1327 | 1294 | 1278 | 1294 | 1136 | 1107 | 1093 | 867 | 941 | 796 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 139 | 137 | 135 | 98 | 95 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 63 | 58 | 60 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | ESE 13 | S 20 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 154 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 93 | 0 |
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