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 4PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 90 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 22 | 49 | 85 | 216 | 325 | 432 | 487 | 525 | 486 | 540 | 594 | 555 | 800 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.71m | 5:46AM1.63m | 6:09PM1.70m | 6:31AM1.65m | 6:55PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.24m | 11:42PM0.26m | 11:58AM0.24m | 00:27AM0.25m | 12:47PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 92 | 90 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 85 | 216 | 325 | 230 | 487 | 525 | 486 | 540 | 594 | 555 | 742 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 25 | 37 | 52 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 432 | 240 | 179 | 175 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 62 | 34 | 44 | 40 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 800 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 80 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 62 | 98 |
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