Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 137 | 146 | 162 | 229 | 304 | 206 | 191 | 126 | 211 | 208 | 174 | 423 | 725 | 1438 | 1203 | 1336 | 1094 | 827 | 627 | 415 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.67m | 2:55AM1.55m | 3:20PM1.69m | 3:37AM1.57m | 4:02PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.35m | 8:49PM0.39m | 8:59AM0.32m | 9:33PM0.35m | 9:43AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 137 | 146 | 162 | 229 | 304 | 206 | 191 | 126 | 211 | 208 | 17 | 160 | 103 | 1438 | 1203 | 1336 | 1094 | 827 | 627 | 415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 142 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 423 | 725 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | N 3 | N 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 5 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 174 | 235 | 108 | — | 14 | — | 30 | 98 | 229 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 69 | 62 | 69 | 20 | 20 | 58 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 169 | 112 | 1 |
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