Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 627 | 514 | 464 | 371 | 325 | 330 | 294 | 171 | 215 | 546 | 559 | 819 | 5354 | 2324 | 2263 | 2441 | 2098 | 1915 | 3810 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.66m | 7:47AM1.56m | 8:09PM1.64m | 8:34AM1.58m | 8:56PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.30m | 2:00PM0.30m | 2:30AM0.29m | 2:49PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 627 | 514 | 464 | 371 | 325 | 330 | 294 | 132 | 215 | 546 | 559 | 242 | 2612 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1886 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | S 23 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 71 | 64 | 171 | 106 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | E 16 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | E 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 44 | 38 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 124 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | S 4 | S 7 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 12 | 148 | 819 | 5354 | 2324 | 2263 | 2441 | 2098 | 1915 | 3810 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 59 | 27 | 259 | 341 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 58 |
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