
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- 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) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
943 | 718 | 604 | 436 | 353 | 734 | 637 | 514 | 407 | 407 | 325 | 325 | 294 | 161 | 210 | 457 | 551 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.68m | 7:02AM1.56m | 7:25PM1.66m | 7:47AM1.56m | 8:09PM1.64m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.31m | 1:13PM0.29m | 1:45AM0.30m | 2:00PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | S 7 |
943 | 718 | 604 | 436 | 353 | 734 | 637 | 514 | 407 | 407 | 325 | 325 | 294 | 161 | 210 | 457 | 192 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | S 23 | ENE 3 | SSE 20 | NE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 |
288 | 295 | 290 | 253 | 253 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 71 | 65 | 126 | 106 | 68 | 551 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | NE 16 | E 16 | SSE 21 | NNE 3 | SSE 19 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | E 14 | E 13 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 123 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | S 5 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 57 | 371 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 80 | 68 | 0 |
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