Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 23s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 21s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 1.7m 23s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 23s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 21s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 867 | 1245 | 2867 | 3205 | 2715 | 2177 | 1644 | 1050 | 1015 | 913 | 696 | 688 | 823 | 505 | 487 | 576 | 887 | 1790 | 2499 | 2837 | 2243 | 1831 | 1444 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.83m | 7:58PM1.92m | 8:27AM1.78m | 8:53PM1.84m | 9:24AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.03m | 1:45PM0.02m | 2:21AM0.06m | 2:41PM0.09m | 3:14AM0.11m | 3:37PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 867 | 845 | 2867 | 3205 | 2715 | 2177 | 1644 | 1050 | 1015 | 913 | 696 | 688 | 823 | 505 | 487 | 576 | 887 | 1790 | 2499 | 2837 | 2243 | 1831 | 1444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 23 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 1245 | 811 | 687 | 659 | 512 | 504 | 421 | 415 | 415 | 331 | 326 | 265 | 96 | 123 | 101 | 101 | 167 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 111 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | SSE 24 | — | SE 22 | SSE 22 | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 203 | 115 | — | — | — | 222 | — | 382 | 181 | — | — | — | — | 261 | 224 | 172 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 64 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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