Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SE 17 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
336 | 78 | 156 | 100 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 138 | 144 | 162 | 229 | 229 | 273 | 188 | 174 | 211 | 211 | 255 | 1244 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.64m | 2:12AM1.53m | 2:38PM1.67m | 2:55AM1.55m | 3:20PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.41m | 8:15AM0.35m | 8:49PM0.39m | 8:59AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | ENE 4 |
336 | 78 | 156 | 88 | 64 | 61 | 41 | 138 | 144 | 162 | 229 | 229 | 273 | 188 | 174 | 211 | 211 | 255 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | NNE 4 |
40 | 56 | 57 | 100 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 40 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 17 | 30 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
2 | 75 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | SSE 17 |
9 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1244 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 59 | 55 | 62 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
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