Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 696 | 803 | 487 | 481 | 499 | 629 | 751 | 1195 | 2159 | 2420 | 2033 | 1645 | 1315 | 1068 | 838 | 679 | 439 | 421 | 294 | 131 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:27AM1.78m | 8:53PM1.84m | 9:24AM1.73m | 9:48PM1.75m | 10:20AM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.09m | 3:14AM0.11m | 3:37PM0.18m | 4:06AM0.17m | 4:31PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 696 | 803 | 487 | 481 | 499 | 629 | 751 | 1195 | 2159 | 2420 | 2033 | 1645 | 1315 | 1068 | 838 | 679 | 439 | 421 | 294 | 131 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 331 | 326 | 75 | 79 | 126 | 101 | 101 | 79 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 59 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 321 | 261 | 220 | 169 | 167 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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