Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 530 | 492 | 461 | 379 | 373 | 367 | 303 | 289 | 284 | 228 | 224 | 176 | 135 | 133 | 125 | 93 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 62 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.71m | 4:53AM1.57m | 5:18PM1.71m | 5:35AM1.56m | 6:00PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.31m | 10:52PM0.35m | 11:01AM0.29m | 11:36PM0.33m | 11:44AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 530 | 492 | 461 | 379 | 373 | 367 | 303 | 289 | 284 | 228 | 224 | 176 | 135 | 95 | 78 | 93 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 62 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 16 | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 133 | 125 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 7 | S 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 61 | 117 | 116 | 112 | 54 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 76 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 46 | 34 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 211 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 211 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 69 | 98 | 69 | 27 | 29 | 69 | 169 |
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