Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 612 | 731 | 747 | 780 | 681 | 783 | 739 | 832 | 851 | 901 | 867 | 957 | 952 | 1314 | 1322 | 1348 | 1402 | 1250 | 1130 | 1694 | 1675 | 1546 | 1162 | 980 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:51AM1.52m | 10:12PM1.60m | 10:41AM1.58m | 11:02PM1.62m | 11:34AM1.65m | 11:56PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.34m | 4:30AM0.30m | 4:52PM0.32m | 5:19AM0.26m | 5:47PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 575 | 731 | 747 | 780 | 681 | 783 | 739 | 832 | 851 | 901 | 867 | 957 | 952 | 1314 | 1322 | 1348 | 1402 | 1250 | 1130 | 1694 | 1675 | 1546 | 1162 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 124 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 139 | 105 | 70 | 74 | 18 | 61 | 95 | 137 | 82 | 125 | 100 | 94 | 86 | 68 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 119 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSW 13 | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 38 | 37 | 18 | 33 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 73 | 119 | 92 | — | — | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 612 | 480 | 414 | 288 | 242 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 108 | 118 | 317 | 411 | 387 | 298 | 206 | 229 | 223 | — | — | 132 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 169 | 58 | 169 | 169 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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