Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 208 | 204 | 168 | 168 | 164 | 164 | 145 | 110 | 86 | 80 | 76 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 92 | 220 | 378 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.79m | 00:37AM1.69m | 1:12PM1.86m | 1:35AM1.74m | 2:09PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.24m | 6:48AM0.14m | 7:28PM0.19m | 7:45AM0.09m | 8:26PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 198 | 208 | 204 | 168 | 168 | 164 | 164 | 145 | 110 | 86 | 75 | 76 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 92 | 37 | 212 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 14 | S 19 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 47 | 40 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 78 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | N 7 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 105 | 113 | 80 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 220 | 378 | 313 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 58 | 49 | 0 |
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