Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 74 | 78 | 89 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 48 | 42 | 64 | 77 | 59 | 120 | 182 | 168 | 240 | 493 | 413 | 240 | 317 | 301 | 270 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16AM1.85m | 5:45PM1.97m | 6:10AM1.84m | 6:38PM1.91m | 7:04AM1.80m | 7:30PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM-0.01m | 00:06AM0.04m | 12:26PM0.03m | 00:59AM0.07m | 1:21PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 68 | 74 | 78 | 89 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 48 | 38 | 64 | 77 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 87 | 73 | 236 | 212 | 49 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 120 | 182 | 168 | 155 | 61 | 47 | 103 | 203 | 193 | 264 | 240 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 149 | 102 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 27 | 133 | 240 | 493 | 413 | 240 | 317 | 301 | 270 | 243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 58 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 169 | 191 | 58 | 0 |
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