Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 84 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 55 | 57 | 47 | 81 | 61 | 59 | 121 | 178 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:16AM1.85m | 5:45PM1.97m | 6:10AM1.84m | 6:38PM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.04m | 11:31AM-0.01m | 00:06AM0.04m | 12:26PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | -2 | -3 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 111 | 84 | 68 | 74 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 55 | 57 | 47 | 81 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 87 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 25 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 121 | 178 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 52 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 58 |
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