Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 82 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 31 | 17 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 115 | 1007 | 1223 | 1001 | 833 | 534 | 318 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:23PM1.62m | 00:42AM1.52m | 1:10PM1.63m | 1:28AM1.52m | 1:55PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.43m | 6:46AM0.39m | 7:20PM0.43m | 7:31AM0.38m | 8:05PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 88 | 82 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 108 | 1007 | 1223 | 1001 | 833 | 534 | 318 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | S 9 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 115 | 34 | 15 | 33 | 17 | 36 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 15 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 18 | ESE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 80 | 69 | 80 | 102 | 199 | 150 | 98 | 98 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 59 |
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