Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 546 | 3071 | 819 | 6304 | 2505 | 3423 | 2741 | 2039 | 1716 | 3554 | 3481 | 3801 | 1488 | 1186 | 1018 | 938 | 799 | 703 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.64m | 8:34AM1.58m | 8:56PM1.63m | 9:25AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.29m | 2:49PM0.31m | 3:16AM0.28m | 3:40PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 5 | 4 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 215 | 546 | 1088 | 299 | 3183 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1538 | 1952 | 1733 | 1488 | 1186 | 1018 | 938 | 799 | 703 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 106 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | E 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 124 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | S 4 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 3071 | 819 | 6304 | 2505 | 3423 | 2741 | 2039 | 1716 | 3554 | 3481 | 3801 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 29 | 0 | 259 | 341 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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