Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 101 | 121 | 241 | 264 | 287 | 351 | 307 | 268 | 289 | 253 | 169 | 181 | 158 | 215 | 226 | 307 | 348 | 269 | 597 | 559 |
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 | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09PM1.93m | 2:31AM1.79m | 3:04PM1.98m | 3:27AM1.83m | 3:59PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.09m | 8:26PM0.14m | 8:43AM0.03m | 9:23PM0.09m | 9:40AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 103 | 101 | 121 | 151 | 153 | 287 | 351 | 307 | 268 | 289 | 253 | 169 | 181 | 158 | 5 | 226 | 204 | 211 | 23 | 345 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 11 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 56 | 78 | 120 | 96 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 20 | E 12 | S 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | SE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 16 | 241 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 35 | 215 | 148 | 307 | 348 | 269 | 597 | 559 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 58 | 58 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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