
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 11PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
596 | 449 | 440 | 379 | 379 | 320 | 268 | 240 | 225 | 183 | 175 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 81 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 80 | 69 | 41 | 44 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.69m | 1:27PM1.83m | 1:50AM1.74m | 2:24PM1.92m | 2:47AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.25m | 7:04AM0.16m | 7:42PM0.20m | 8:01AM0.09m | 8:41PM0.15m | 8:58AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
596 | 449 | 440 | 379 | 379 | 320 | 268 | 225 | 225 | 183 | 175 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 81 | 59 | 57 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
31 | 65 | 39 | 36 | 145 | 184 | 207 | 240 | 146 | 138 | 126 | 85 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 | 45 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
50 | 50 | 50 | 151 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — |
180 | 128 | 115 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 51 | 80 | 69 | — | 44 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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