Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s 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 cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 15 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 176 | 135 | 133 | 130 | 125 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 88 | 61 | 669 | 1522 | 2146 | 5965 | 2248 | 1806 | 1477 | 926 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.56m | 6:00PM1.70m | 6:18AM1.56m | 6:42PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.33m | 11:44AM0.28m | 00:19AM0.32m | 12:28PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | E 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 224 | 176 | 135 | 80 | 130 | 125 | 98 | 99 | 96 | 88 | 61 | 40 | 82 | 20 | 2709 | 2248 | 1806 | 1477 | 926 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 133 | 53 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 57 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 142 | 288 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | E 18 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 58 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 41 | 63 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 103 | 669 | 1522 | 2146 | 5965 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 62 | 29 | 80 | 39 | 29 | 69 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 63 | 55 | 63 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
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