Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
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 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4409 | 1731 | 1649 | 1342 | 943 | 718 | 604 | 436 | 353 | 734 | 627 | 514 | 407 | 371 | 319 | 325 | 294 | 161 | 168 | 451 | 559 |
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 | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.56m | 6:42PM1.68m | 7:02AM1.56m | 7:25PM1.66m | 7:47AM1.56m | 8:09PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.28m | 1:02AM0.31m | 1:13PM0.29m | 1:45AM0.30m | 2:00PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 2071 | 1731 | 1649 | 1342 | 943 | 718 | 604 | 436 | 353 | 734 | 627 | 514 | 407 | 371 | 319 | 325 | 294 | 161 | 96 | 451 | 559 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | S 23 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | E 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 8 | 8 | 217 | 288 | 295 | 290 | 253 | 253 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 65 | 112 | 119 | 67 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 10 | E 17 | E 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 16 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | E 14 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 38 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 168 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | S 4 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4409 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 0 |
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