Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 136 | 128 | 168 | 439 | 859 | 1569 | 1961 | 1833 | 1200 | 1954 | 921 | 780 | 537 | 380 | 302 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.75m | 8:53AM1.71m | 9:16PM1.67m | 9:47AM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.17m | 3:08PM0.24m | 3:33AM0.24m | 4:02PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 128 | 136 | 128 | 168 | 94 | 48 | 53 | 36 | 21 | 672 | 885 | 690 | 535 | 475 | 380 | 302 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 50 | 32 | 96 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 21 | 863 | 921 | 780 | 537 | 330 | 178 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 52 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 9 | — | 3 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 38 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 6 | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 66 | 8 | 439 | 859 | 1569 | 1961 | 1833 | 1200 | 1954 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 169 | 180 | 169 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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