
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 52 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.66m | 11:35PM1.60m | 12:07PM1.64m | 00:26AM1.56m | 12:57PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.33m | 5:47AM0.29m | 6:17PM0.38m | 6:35AM0.34m | 7:07PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 7 |
56 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 57 | 62 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
36 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | S 15 | — | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 |
23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 4 | — | 14 | 8 | 6 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 325 | 27 | 318 | 199 | 99 | 98 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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