Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 157 | 329 | 518 | 1324 | 492 | 725 | 599 | 898 | 1998 | 1412 | 3145 | 2324 | 1717 | 2966 | 1509 | 1442 | 1028 | 838 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.70m | 6:31AM1.65m | 6:55PM1.69m | 7:20AM1.67m | 7:43PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.25m | 12:47PM0.24m | 1:13AM0.24m | 1:37PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 85 | 157 | 329 | 175 | 1324 | 492 | 725 | 599 | 3 | 1438 | 1412 | 1463 | 1042 | 992 | 1405 | 1509 | 1442 | 1028 | 838 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 18 | 518 | 6 | 232 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 453 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 12 | S 11 | W 3 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 898 | 1998 | 5 | 3145 | 2324 | 1717 | 2966 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 29 | 98 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 490 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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