Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | E 11 | SE 15 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 88 | 61 | 821 | 1429 | 1688 | 3934 | 1899 | 1649 | 1342 | 904 | 718 | 637 | 394 | 339 | 816 | 597 | 464 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.70m | 6:18AM1.56m | 6:42PM1.68m | 7:02AM1.56m | 7:25PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:19AM0.32m | 12:28PM0.28m | 1:02AM0.31m | 1:13PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 0 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 98 | 88 | 61 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 2199 | 1899 | 1649 | 1342 | 904 | 718 | 637 | 394 | 339 | 816 | 597 | 464 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | S 23 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 142 | 284 | 218 | 183 | 290 | 286 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | NE 16 | E 16 | SSE 21 |
| kJ | 24 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 280 | 821 | 1429 | 1688 | 3934 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 98 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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