Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
118 | 111 | 128 | 136 | 200 | 163 | 338 | 686 | 1461 | 1961 | 1904 | 1130 | 1855 | 993 | 897 | 584 | 367 | 309 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
67 | 111 | 128 | 136 | 88 | 163 | 94 | 49 | 51 | 36 | 20 | 682 | 885 | 705 | 535 | 475 | 362 | 309 | 295 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
118 | 55 | 37 | 39 | 128 | 96 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 21 | 930 | 993 | 897 | 584 | 367 | 178 | 107 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
41 | 41 | 55 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 8 | — | — | 9 | — | 23 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 38 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 5 | 10 | 200 | 5 | 338 | 686 | 1461 | 1961 | 1904 | 1130 | 1855 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 169 | 180 | 169 | 58 | 27 | 49 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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