Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 17 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 639 | 437 | 336 | 78 | 57 | 100 | 100 | 144 | 142 | 137 | 142 | 160 | 227 | 255 | 203 | 179 | 130 | 208 | 151 | 246 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.64m | 2:12AM1.53m | 2:38PM1.67m | 2:55AM1.55m | 3:20PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.38m | 8:05PM0.41m | 8:15AM0.35m | 8:49PM0.39m | 8:59AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 639 | 437 | 336 | 78 | 56 | 88 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 137 | 142 | 160 | 227 | 255 | 203 | 179 | 130 | 208 | 151 | 246 | 464 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 40 | 40 | 56 | 51 | 100 | 100 | 144 | 142 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 35 | 34 | 58 | 38 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 7 | NE 8 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | — | SSE 4 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 69 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 59 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 87 |
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