Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 17 | 16 | 48 | 50 | 157 | 329 | 325 | 506 | 356 | 274 | 478 | 768 | 995 | 1272 | 1619 | 1150 | 745 | 2935 | 3246 | 1211 | 1033 | 852 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:46AM1.63m | 6:09PM1.70m | 6:31AM1.65m | 6:55PM1.69m | 7:20AM1.67m | 7:43PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.24m | 00:27AM0.25m | 12:47PM0.24m | 1:13AM0.24m | 1:37PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
31 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 50 | 157 | 329 | 269 | 506 | 356 | 274 | 478 | 3 | 995 | 1272 | 1619 | 1150 | 745 | 772 | 1008 | 1211 | 1033 | 852 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | NW 4 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 16 |
14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 325 | 243 | 173 | 162 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 237 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | NNE 9 |
5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 768 | — | — | — | — | — | 2935 | 3246 | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 80 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 93 | 1 |
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