
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 71 | 69 | 43 | 44 | 29 | 37 | 55 | 58 | 132 | 193 | 219 | 290 | 359 | 463 | 554 | 749 | 844 | 813 | 917 | 883 | 879 | 867 | 845 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13PM2.06m | 5:36AM1.87m | 6:08PM2.05m | 6:33AM1.86m | 7:03PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM-0.05m | 11:35PM0.02m | 11:52AM-0.05m | 00:31AM0.01m | 12:49PM-0.03m | 1:26AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | S 6 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
26 | 25 | 25 | 43 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 58 | 132 | 193 | 41 | 290 | 359 | 463 | 554 | 749 | 844 | 813 | 917 | 883 | 879 | 867 | 845 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | NE 7 | S 6 | ESE 17 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 18 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 219 | 47 | 92 | 304 | 528 | 108 | 312 | 304 | 228 | 112 | 90 | 59 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 17 | SSE 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
71 | 71 | 69 | 30 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 163 | 448 | 203 | — | 219 | 157 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 101 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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