
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | ENE 7 | E 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 8 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 71 | 71 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 21 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 132 | 193 | 219 | 286 | 354 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43AM1.84m | 4:17PM2.05m | 4:40AM1.87m | 5:13PM2.06m | 5:36AM1.87m | 6:08PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM-0.02m | 10:38PM0.05m | 10:54AM-0.05m | 11:35PM0.02m | 11:52AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | S 4 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 |
36 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 43 | 44 | 21 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 132 | 11 | 219 | 286 | 354 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 6 | SSE 19 | ENE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NE 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 16 | ENE 7 | E 16 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 71 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 5 | 193 | 19 | 26 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | ENE 7 | SSE 19 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 14 | SSE 17 | ESE 17 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 71 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | S 4 | — | NW 2 | SSW 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 33 | — | 2 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 62 | 84 | 59 | 199 | 99 | 199 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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