
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.60m | 12:07PM1.64m | 00:26AM1.56m | 12:57PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.33m | 5:47AM0.29m | 6:17PM0.38m | 6:35AM0.34m | 7:07PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 7 |
31 | 16 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 57 | 62 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 9 |
34 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 4 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 169 | 27 | 364 | 199 | 169 | 98 | 62 | 59 | 27 | 27 |
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