Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 376 | 297 | 201 | 167 | 133 | 111 | 118 | 111 | 201 | 136 | 225 | 460 | 736 | 685 | 1357 | 1994 | 2187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.83m | 7:58AM1.76m | 8:23PM1.75m | 8:53AM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.11m | 2:15PM0.16m | 2:42AM0.17m | 3:08PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 272 | 183 | 193 | 167 | 125 | 94 | 67 | 111 | 131 | 136 | 111 | 198 | 339 | 48 | 52 | 34 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 240 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 88 | 111 | 118 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 98 | 125 | 94 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 7 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 208 | 201 | 140 | 133 | 23 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 53 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 17 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | SSW 10 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 376 | 297 | 73 | 68 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 201 | 10 | 225 | 460 | 736 | 685 | 1357 | 1994 | 2187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27 | 55 | 169 | 180 | 169 | 58 |
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