Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 229 | 220 | 256 | 246 | 301 | 293 | 281 | 269 | 312 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 414 | 395 | 405 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.54m | 2:28PM1.66m | 2:45AM1.54m | 3:11PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.42m | 8:06AM0.37m | 8:40PM0.42m | 8:50AM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 135 | 94 | 79 | 62 | 62 | 301 | 293 | 281 | 269 | 312 | 355 | 350 | 350 | 414 | 395 | 405 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 155 | 229 | 220 | 256 | 246 | 48 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 47 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 51 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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