Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 14 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SE 17 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 42 | 269 | 838 | 622 | 431 | 143 | 78 | 153 | 100 | 100 | 144 | 142 | 93 | 97 | 159 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:28AM1.52m | 1:55PM1.64m | 2:12AM1.53m | 2:38PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.43m | 7:31AM0.38m | 8:05PM0.41m | 8:15AM0.35m | 8:49PM0.39m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 36 | 42 | 269 | 838 | 622 | 431 | 143 | 78 | 153 | 88 | 65 | 63 | 42 | 93 | 97 | 159 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 42 | 210 | 33 | 34 | 40 | 113 | 55 | 57 | 100 | 100 | 144 | 142 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | ESE 14 | SE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 75 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 21 | 40 | 28 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 49 | 55 | 20 | 0 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 39 | 0 |
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