Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 123 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.53m | 12:23PM1.62m | 00:42AM1.52m | 1:10PM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.38m | 6:33PM0.43m | 6:46AM0.39m | 7:20PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 126 | 123 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 58 | 16 | 7 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 22 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | NNE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | NW 2 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 60 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 44 | 28 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 27 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 98 | 98 | 102 | 102 | 122 | 98 | 0 |
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