Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 211 | 105 | 573 | 381 | 622 | 857 | 1125 | 958 | 808 | 751 | 596 | 362 | 302 | 249 | 310 | 372 | 318 | 280 | 149 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.69m | 3:37AM1.57m | 4:02PM1.70m | 4:19AM1.59m | 4:44PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.32m | 9:33PM0.35m | 9:43AM0.28m | 10:16PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 174 | 211 | 105 | 17 | 381 | 160 | 857 | 1125 | 958 | 808 | 751 | 596 | 362 | 302 | 233 | 184 | 161 | 318 | 280 | 149 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 16 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 16 | 622 | 96 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 117 | 85 | 82 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 13 | — | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | — | 2 | 13 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | S 17 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 573 | 205 | — | 47 | 32 | 40 | 69 | 171 | 246 | 175 | 223 | 249 | 310 | 372 | 579 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 29 | 80 | 58 | 55 | 94 | 93 | 94 | 169 | 200 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 209 | 20 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 39 |
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