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) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. 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) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 103 | 81 | 121 | 137 | 385 | 315 | 392 | 338 | 274 | 289 | 227 | 193 | 186 |
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 | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.74m | 2:09PM1.93m | 2:31AM1.79m | 3:04PM1.98m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.19m | 7:45AM0.09m | 8:26PM0.14m | 8:43AM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 64 | 86 | 84 | 103 | 81 | 121 | 137 | 165 | 315 | 392 | 338 | 274 | 289 | 227 | 193 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 90 | 90 | 34 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 56 | 77 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 72 | 66 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 20 | E 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 49 | 54 | 385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 58 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 94 | 1 | 1 |
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