Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 681 | 803 | 816 | 816 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 690 | 507 | 492 | 392 | 379 | 373 | 367 | 303 | 289 | 284 | 228 | 179 | 176 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:54PM1.70m | 4:10AM1.56m | 4:36PM1.71m | 4:53AM1.57m | 5:18PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.33m | 10:09PM0.37m | 10:17AM0.31m | 10:52PM0.35m | 11:01AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 681 | 803 | 816 | 816 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 690 | 507 | 492 | 392 | 379 | 373 | 367 | 303 | 289 | 284 | 228 | 179 | 176 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 16 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 61 | 117 | 116 | 112 | 54 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 25 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 5 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 88 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 20 | 1 |
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