Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 31 | 17 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.53m | 12:23PM1.62m | 00:42AM1.52m | 1:10PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.38m | 6:33PM0.43m | 6:46AM0.39m | 7:20PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | |  | | |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 145 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 121 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 74 | 41 | 8 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NW 2 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 60 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 50 | 28 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 27 | 69 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 102 | 199 | 102 | 102 |
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