Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 199 | 210 | 287 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:26AM1.56m | 12:57PM1.63m | 1:15AM1.54m | 1:43PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.38m | 6:35AM0.34m | 7:07PM0.41m | 7:21AM0.36m | 7:54PM0.42m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | -1 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 79 | 93 | 50 | 37 | 42 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 183 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 7 | E 5 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 170 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 4 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 43 | 23 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 145 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 47 | 199 | 210 | 287 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 372 | 376 | 98 | 98 | 84 | 62 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 59 | 68 | 55 | 27 | 0 |
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