Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 12AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 313 | 324 | 284 | 349 | 521 | 347 | 545 | 339 | 250 | 260 | 218 | 218 | 214 | 186 | 140 | 151 | 168 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.63m | 11:16AM1.72m | 11:39PM1.65m | 12:14PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.30m | 4:57AM0.24m | 5:31PM0.27m | 5:52AM0.20m | 6:29PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 348 | 313 | 324 | 246 | 308 | 521 | 347 | 545 | 339 | 250 | 260 | 218 | 218 | 214 | 186 | 140 | 151 | 168 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 144 | 141 | 59 | 157 | 349 | 160 | 163 | 138 | 199 | 187 | 85 | 87 | 64 | 64 | 30 | 80 | 40 | 13 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 19 | E 14 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | 116 | 118 | 284 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 38 | 55 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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