Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- 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 (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
105 | 589 | 381 | 622 | 857 | 1125 | 969 | 946 | 761 | 596 | 373 | 529 | 294 | 400 | 372 | 300 | 248 | 171 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37AM1.57m | 4:02PM1.70m | 4:19AM1.59m | 4:44PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.35m | 9:43AM0.28m | 10:16PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | NNE 3 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
105 | 1 | 381 | 123 | 857 | 1125 | 969 | 946 | 761 | 596 | 172 | 307 | 233 | 164 | 125 | 300 | 248 | 171 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | ESE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 14 | S 13 | — | E 16 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
36 | 18 | 22 | 622 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 373 | 529 | — | 5 | — | 119 | 113 | 109 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | S 6 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ENE 7 |
17 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 21 | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | S 17 | SSE 6 | — | — | ESE 5 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
4 | 589 | 141 | — | — | 23 | 31 | 66 | 197 | 246 | 322 | 225 | 294 | 400 | 372 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 169 | 200 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 211 | 20 | 69 | 80 | 27 | 27 |
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