Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 518 | 1193 | 1012 | 763 | 713 | 1430 | 3960 | 1387 | 3145 | 2314 | 2768 | 3533 | 1599 | 1488 | 1044 | 838 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.70m | 6:31AM1.65m | 6:55PM1.69m | 7:20AM1.67m | 7:43PM1.67m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.25m | 12:47PM0.24m | 1:13AM0.24m | 1:37PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 8 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 329 | 518 | 1193 | 1012 | 763 | 713 | 3 | 1535 | 1387 | 1597 | 1006 | 1292 | 1635 | 1599 | 1488 | 1044 | 838 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 26 | 112 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 355 | 459 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | S 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 3 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1430 | 3960 | 3 | 3145 | 2314 | 2768 | 3533 | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 58 | 27 | 595 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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