Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 89 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 48 | 43 | 79 | 77 | 59 | 117 | 178 | 172 | 219 | 266 | 425 | 227 | 293 | 346 | 267 | 244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.97m | 6:10AM1.84m | 6:38PM1.91m | 7:04AM1.80m | 7:30PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM-0.01m | 00:06AM0.04m | 12:26PM0.03m | 00:59AM0.07m | 1:21PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 89 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 48 | 43 | 79 | 77 | 59 | 79 | 96 | 87 | 73 | 80 | 254 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 223 | 244 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 117 | 178 | 172 | 157 | 151 | 65 | 103 | 203 | 195 | 267 | 240 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 18 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 102 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 50 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 20 | 87 | 219 | 266 | 425 | 227 | 293 | 346 | 101 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 69 | 69 | 169 | 169 | 49 |
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