Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 800 | 694 | 873 | 908 | 926 | 926 | 954 | 973 | 1197 | 1051 | 961 | 834 | 815 | 736 | 646 | 520 | 449 | 384 | 327 | 327 | 276 | 243 | 226 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.62m | 11:34AM1.65m | 11:56PM1.64m | 12:30PM1.74m | 00:53AM1.69m | 1:27PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.26m | 5:47PM0.29m | 6:10AM0.21m | 6:43PM0.25m | 7:04AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 800 | 694 | 873 | 908 | 926 | 926 | 954 | 973 | 1197 | 1051 | 961 | 834 | 815 | 736 | 646 | 520 | 449 | 384 | 327 | 327 | 273 | 220 | 216 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 57 | 129 | 51 | 100 | 95 | 85 | 67 | 205 | 182 | 172 | 170 | 166 | 137 | 131 | 50 | 65 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 188 | 276 | 243 | 226 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 39 | 73 | 119 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 124 | 79 | 50 | 50 | 76 | 148 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 126 | 272 | 262 | 240 | 240 | 212 | 134 | 89 | 1057 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 280 | 24 | 98 | 128 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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