Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 290 | 372 | 359 | 561 | 661 | 749 | 844 | 929 | 917 | 914 | 879 | 867 | 1235 | 3219 | 3567 | 2793 | 2064 | 1644 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08PM2.05m | 6:33AM1.86m | 7:03PM2.00m | 7:29AM1.83m | 7:58PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.01m | 12:49PM-0.03m | 1:26AM0.03m | 1:45PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 29 | 61 | 372 | 359 | 561 | 661 | 749 | 844 | 929 | 917 | 914 | 879 | 867 | 845 | 3219 | 3567 | 2793 | 2064 | 1644 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | ESE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 10 | SSE 23 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 193 | 290 | 48 | 48 | 256 | 408 | 147 | 246 | 246 | 231 | 228 | 234 | 47 | 1235 | 811 | 697 | 668 | 512 | 504 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 19 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 170 | 143 | 57 | 301 | 225 | — | 157 | 110 | 203 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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