Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 761 | 596 | 439 | 307 | 249 | 310 | 335 | 278 | 166 | 126 | 123 | 79 | 121 | 101 | 62 | 92 | 57 | 54 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:19AM1.59m | 4:44PM1.71m | 5:02AM1.61m | 5:26PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.26m | 10:59PM0.29m | 11:12AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 761 | 596 | 439 | 145 | 233 | 184 | 180 | 278 | 166 | 143 | 101 | 66 | 121 | 101 | 62 | 92 | 57 | 54 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 307 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 135 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 79 | 58 | 43 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 12 | E 16 | — | — | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 7 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 48 | 4 | 18 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | — | NE 8 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 109 | 171 | 146 | 286 | 249 | 310 | 335 | 429 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | 49 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 211 | 1 | 93 | 30 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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