Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 117 | 178 | 172 | 200 | 266 | 336 | 426 | 440 | 417 | 397 | 358 | 326 | 328 | 274 | 233 | 173 | 153 | 211 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.84m | 6:38PM1.91m | 7:04AM1.80m | 7:30PM1.83m | 7:58AM1.76m | 8:23PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.04m | 12:26PM0.03m | 00:59AM0.07m | 1:21PM0.09m | 1:51AM0.11m | 2:15PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 10 |
46 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 82 | 101 | 90 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 52 | 74 | 72 | 270 | 358 | 326 | 328 | 274 | 233 | 173 | 153 | 211 | 159 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 8 |
40 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 117 | 178 | 172 | 157 | 151 | 102 | 102 | 203 | 197 | 72 | 240 | 208 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 83 | 106 | 120 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 69 | 71 | 146 | 140 | 133 | 61 | 39 | 26 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 104 | 200 | 266 | 336 | 426 | 440 | 417 | 397 | 136 | 99 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 59 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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