Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 831 | 676 | 543 | 480 | 392 | 343 | 348 | 313 | 324 | 284 | 349 | 387 | 261 | 402 | 271 | 246 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:47PM1.62m | 10:19AM1.66m | 10:42PM1.63m | 11:16AM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.27m | 4:35PM0.30m | 4:57AM0.24m | 5:31PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 831 | 676 | 543 | 480 | 392 | 343 | 348 | 313 | 324 | 246 | 308 | 236 | 173 | 402 | 256 | 246 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 85 | 50 | 144 | 141 | 59 | 157 | 349 | 387 | 261 | 104 | 271 | 180 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 17 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 45 | — | 116 | 118 | 284 | 57 | 114 | 116 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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