Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 48 | 85 | 157 | 329 | 518 | 1180 | 390 | 274 | 470 | 855 | 2034 | 2566 | 3298 | 2483 | 2184 | 2667 | 1438 | 1442 | 1028 | 938 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.70m | 6:31AM1.65m | 6:55PM1.69m | 7:20AM1.67m | 7:43PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.24m | 00:27AM0.25m | 12:47PM0.24m | 1:13AM0.24m | 1:37PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 48 | 85 | 157 | 329 | 142 | 1180 | 390 | 274 | 470 | 3 | 1274 | 1558 | 1644 | 1079 | 927 | 1227 | 1438 | 1442 | 1028 | 938 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 518 | 6 | 177 | 212 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 347 | 453 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 19 | 9 | — | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 855 | 2034 | 2566 | 3298 | 2483 | 2184 | 2667 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 29 | 98 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 490 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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