Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 480 | 392 | 343 | 348 | 313 | 324 | 284 | 349 | 521 | 318 | 545 | 267 | 246 | 260 | 214 | 222 | 206 | 183 | 140 | 151 | 145 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.66m | 10:42PM1.63m | 11:16AM1.72m | 11:39PM1.65m | 12:14PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.27m | 4:35PM0.30m | 4:57AM0.24m | 5:31PM0.27m | 5:52AM0.20m | 6:29PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 543 | 480 | 392 | 343 | 348 | 313 | 324 | 246 | 271 | 521 | 318 | 545 | 267 | 246 | 260 | 214 | 222 | 206 | 183 | 140 | 151 | 145 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 51 | 48 | 85 | 50 | 144 | 141 | 59 | 157 | 349 | 236 | 170 | 138 | 223 | 180 | 128 | 101 | 63 | 49 | 30 | 75 | 40 | 38 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 18 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 67 | 45 | — | 116 | 118 | 284 | 57 | 113 | 55 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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