Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 1.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 751 | 1195 | 2159 | 2420 | 2033 | 1645 | 1315 | 1068 | 838 | 679 | 439 | 421 | 298 | 131 | 81 | 133 | 137 | 107 | 56 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.73m | 9:48PM1.75m | 10:20AM1.69m | 10:42PM1.67m | 11:15AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.11m | 3:37PM0.18m | 4:06AM0.17m | 4:31PM0.26m | 4:57AM0.23m | 5:25PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 751 | 1195 | 2159 | 2420 | 2033 | 1645 | 1315 | 1068 | 838 | 679 | 439 | 421 | 298 | 131 | 61 | 133 | 137 | 107 | 56 | 53 | 31 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 101 | 129 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 59 | 81 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 18 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 69 |
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