Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 30 | 82 | 176 | 173 | 155 | 229 | 220 | 256 | 246 | 301 | 293 | 281 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:15AM1.54m | 1:43PM1.64m | 2:01AM1.54m | 2:28PM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.41m | 7:21AM0.36m | 7:54PM0.42m | 8:06AM0.37m | 8:40PM0.42m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 69 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 173 | 135 | 113 | 77 | 75 | 246 | 301 | 293 | 281 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 170 | 155 | 229 | 220 | 256 | 39 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 42 | 21 | 28 | 47 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 82 | 176 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 68 | 64 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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