Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3181 | 1514 | 1284 | 1102 | 999 | 920 | 831 | 676 | 543 | 480 | 471 | 390 | 450 | 296 | 355 | 308 | 327 | 291 | 264 | 361 | 307 | 232 | 199 |
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 | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.61m | 9:47PM1.62m | 10:19AM1.66m | 10:42PM1.63m | 11:16AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.28m | 3:40PM0.31m | 4:05AM0.27m | 4:35PM0.30m | 4:57AM0.24m | 5:31PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -4 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1733 | 1514 | 1284 | 1102 | 999 | 920 | 831 | 676 | 543 | 480 | 471 | 390 | 450 | 296 | 355 | 308 | 327 | 188 | 147 | 361 | 307 | 232 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 16 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 19 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 85 | 45 | 7 | 108 | 118 | 111 | 326 | 291 | 264 | 90 | 212 | 195 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | — | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 20 | — | 118 | 56 | 57 | 142 | 111 | 116 | 109 | 5 | 26 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | 3181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 49 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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