Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Thu 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 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 258 | 206 | 191 | 174 | 211 | 105 | 470 | 469 | 622 | 857 | 1125 | 958 | 902 | 733 | 688 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.55m | 3:20PM1.69m | 3:37AM1.57m | 4:02PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.39m | 8:59AM0.32m | 9:33PM0.35m | 9:43AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNE 3 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 229 | 258 | 206 | 191 | 174 | 211 | 105 | 1 | 469 | 151 | 857 | 1125 | 958 | 902 | 733 | 688 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 34 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 622 | 96 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | — | NE 6 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 17 | 12 | 33 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | S 17 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 470 | 225 | — | — | — | 25 | 36 | 100 | 230 | 185 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 55 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 200 | 112 | 1 |
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