Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
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 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 105 | 121 | 99 | 92 | 88 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 48 | 48 | 85 | 221 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 5:02AM1.61m | 5:26PM1.71m | 5:46AM1.63m | 6:09PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.29m | 11:12AM0.24m | 11:42PM0.26m | 11:58AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 101 | 66 | 121 | 99 | 92 | 88 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 85 | 221 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | W 3 |
| kJ | 123 | 105 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 65 | 19 | 46 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 39 | 68 | 59 | 29 |
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