Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 81 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.74m | 2:24PM1.92m | 2:47AM1.79m | 3:21PM2.00m | 3:43AM1.84m | 4:17PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.20m | 8:01AM0.09m | 8:41PM0.15m | 8:58AM0.03m | 9:40PM0.09m | 9:56AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 175 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 81 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 49 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 126 | 85 | 85 | 66 | 55 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 18 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 18 | 48 | 49 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 32 | 31 | — | 34 | 3 | 46 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 122 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 69 | 98 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 87 | 199 | 199 |
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