Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 367 | 303 | 347 | 284 | 228 | 224 | 176 | 173 | 133 | 130 | 125 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 62 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53AM1.57m | 5:18PM1.71m | 5:35AM1.56m | 6:00PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.35m | 11:01AM0.29m | 11:36PM0.33m | 11:44AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 373 | 367 | 303 | 347 | 284 | 228 | 224 | 176 | 173 | 78 | 130 | 125 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 62 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 7 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 133 | 53 | 15 | 26 | 34 | 21 | 25 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 112 | 53 | 44 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 3 | NE 8 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 3 | 211 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 69 | 200 | 29 | 80 | 39 | 69 | 169 |
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