Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 310 | 319 | 285 | 166 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 99 | 83 | 92 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 50 | 86 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19AM1.59m | 4:44PM1.71m | 5:02AM1.61m | 5:26PM1.71m | 5:46AM1.63m | 6:09PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.26m | 10:59PM0.29m | 11:12AM0.24m | 11:42PM0.26m | 11:58AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 233 | 187 | 161 | 285 | 166 | 143 | 103 | 68 | 121 | 99 | 83 | 92 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 86 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | 135 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 14 | NNE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 61 | 25 | 47 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 203 | 310 | 319 | 502 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 18 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 29 | 69 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 68 | 69 | 98 | 68 | 490 |
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