Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 969 | 946 | 761 | 596 | 367 | 352 | 256 | 303 | 373 | 326 | 248 | 175 | 133 | 123 | 121 | 101 | 62 | 92 | 57 | 55 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.70m | 4:19AM1.59m | 4:44PM1.71m | 5:02AM1.61m | 5:26PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.28m | 10:16PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.26m | 10:59PM0.29m | 11:12AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 969 | 946 | 761 | 596 | 367 | 206 | 233 | 187 | 161 | 326 | 248 | 175 | 133 | 82 | 58 | 101 | 62 | 92 | 57 | 55 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 307 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 135 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 16 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 116 | 18 | 18 | 62 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 64 | 171 | 293 | 203 | 352 | 256 | 303 | 373 | 520 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 169 | 200 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 93 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 55 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 |
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