Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 11PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 931 | 1423 | 3485 | 2965 | 2188 | 3385 | 1793 | 1929 | 1708 | 1077 | 852 | 2251 | 2251 | 2000 | 1839 | 1307 | 970 | 586 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:55PM1.69m | 7:20AM1.67m | 7:43PM1.67m | 8:11AM1.70m | 8:35PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM0.24m | 1:37PM0.25m | 2:02AM0.24m | 2:30PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 931 | 1423 | 1430 | 1359 | 1435 | 1687 | 1793 | 1929 | 1708 | 1077 | 852 | 2251 | 2251 | 2000 | 1839 | 1307 | 970 | 586 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 493 | 608 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3485 | 2965 | 2188 | 3385 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 55 | 259 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 59 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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