Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 9 | NE 6 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 439 | 421 | 294 | 131 | 82 | 133 | 135 | 102 | 56 | 53 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 35 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM1.69m | 10:42PM1.67m | 11:15AM1.66m | 11:35PM1.60m | 12:07PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.26m | 4:57AM0.23m | 5:25PM0.33m | 5:47AM0.29m | 6:17PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 439 | 421 | 294 | 131 | 61 | 133 | 135 | 102 | 56 | 53 | 31 | 16 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 48 | 48 | 59 | 82 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 27 | 81 | 27 | 318 |
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