Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1186 | 1102 | 999 | 920 | 831 | 676 | 543 | 480 | 471 | 343 | 348 | 296 | 324 | 284 | 322 | 318 | 264 | 312 | 223 | 206 | 196 |
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-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.61m | 9:47PM1.62m | 10:19AM1.66m | 10:42PM1.63m | 11:16AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.31m | 4:05AM0.27m | 4:35PM0.30m | 4:57AM0.24m | 5:31PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1186 | 1102 | 999 | 920 | 831 | 676 | 543 | 480 | 471 | 343 | 348 | 296 | 324 | 284 | 308 | 184 | 173 | 312 | 223 | 206 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 85 | 50 | 144 | 108 | 57 | 224 | 322 | 318 | 264 | 90 | 220 | 144 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 45 | — | 142 | 118 | 147 | 57 | 109 | 116 | 104 | 5 | 41 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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