Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 183 | 156 | 149 | 113 | 132 | 118 | 285 | 415 | 438 | 653 | 698 | 279 | 202 | 173 | 114 | 94 | 70 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:27AM1.83m | 3:59PM2.01m | 4:21AM1.85m | 4:52PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.09m | 9:40AM-0.01m | 10:18PM0.06m | 10:36AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 232 | 183 | 156 | 149 | 113 | 83 | 93 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 385 | 355 | 279 | 202 | 173 | 114 | 94 | 70 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 19 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 17 | 51 | 98 | 132 | 118 | 285 | 415 | 438 | 653 | 698 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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