Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 78 | 196 | 447 | 155 | 229 | 220 | 256 | 246 | 301 | 293 | 281 | 269 | 253 | 290 | 350 | 350 | 414 | 411 | 405 | 492 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:43PM1.64m | 2:01AM1.54m | 2:28PM1.66m | 2:45AM1.54m | 3:11PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.36m | 7:54PM0.42m | 8:06AM0.37m | 8:40PM0.42m | 8:50AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 41 | 30 | 230 | 135 | 94 | 79 | 79 | 62 | 66 | 293 | 281 | 269 | 253 | 290 | 350 | 350 | 414 | 411 | 405 | 492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 43 | 61 | 170 | 155 | 229 | 220 | 256 | 246 | 301 | 47 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 33 | 21 | 28 | 47 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 52 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 26 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 78 | 196 | 447 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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