Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 130 | 127 | 181 | 179 | 175 | 169 | 215 | 346 | 238 | 192 | 130 | 123 | 123 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 78 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.64m | 11:03PM1.56m | 11:33AM1.62m | 11:54PM1.53m | 12:23PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.37m | 5:12AM0.35m | 5:44PM0.41m | 5:59AM0.38m | 6:33PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 151 | 130 | 127 | 133 | 113 | 101 | 99 | 79 | 346 | 238 | 192 | 130 | 123 | 123 | 119 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 78 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 61 | 38 | 36 | 181 | 179 | 175 | 169 | 215 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 70 | 108 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 31 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
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