Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
56 | 38 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 77 | 289 | 816 | 696 | 551 | 449 | 322 | 213 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:42AM1.52m | 1:10PM1.63m | 1:28AM1.52m | 1:55PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.43m | 6:46AM0.39m | 7:20PM0.43m | 7:31AM0.38m | 8:05PM0.41m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 |
56 | 38 | 31 | 11 | 78 | 17 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 64 | 289 | 816 | 696 | 551 | 449 | 322 | 213 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 77 | 257 | 33 | 17 | 37 | 40 | 39 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | — | SSE 17 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 48 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 80 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 122 | 98 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 49 | 49 |
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