Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (06 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the SW by Tue 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 177 | 108 | 88 | 71 | 227 | 191 | 308 | 461 | 757 | 1441 | 1637 | 866 | 747 | 694 | 679 | 614 | 602 | 640 | 800 | 951 | 831 | 831 | 804 |
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-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.62m | 9:03AM1.50m | 9:25PM1.61m | 9:51AM1.52m | 10:12PM1.60m | 10:41AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.34m | 3:13PM0.35m | 3:45AM0.32m | 4:01PM0.34m | 4:30AM0.30m | 4:52PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 16 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 216 | 177 | 108 | 88 | 55 | 113 | 85 | 81 | 108 | 88 | 127 | 860 | 731 | 747 | 694 | 679 | 614 | 602 | 640 | 800 | 951 | 831 | 831 | 804 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 21 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 128 | 121 | 217 | 205 | — | — | 125 | 124 | 119 | 110 | 106 | 41 | 222 | 147 | 123 | 18 | 66 | 97 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 18 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 39 | 72 | 71 | 227 | 39 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 38 | 36 | 15 | 26 | 54 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 22 | 31 | 39 | 78 | 191 | 308 | 461 | 757 | 1441 | 1637 | 866 | 715 | 613 | 469 | 327 | — | — | — | 93 | 91 | 120 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 58 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 63 | 169 | 191 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 49 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 55 | 180 | 169 |
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