Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 426 | 481 | 679 | 604 | 316 | 240 | 169 | 140 | 136 | 111 | 111 | 86 | 68 | 84 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 44 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.85m | 4:52PM2.00m | 5:16AM1.85m | 5:45PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.06m | 10:36AM-0.02m | 11:13PM0.04m | 11:31AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 450 | 373 | 316 | 240 | 169 | 140 | 136 | 111 | 111 | 86 | 68 | 84 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 44 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 20 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 27 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 44 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 426 | 481 | 679 | 604 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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