Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 545 | 339 | 250 | 260 | 218 | 218 | 214 | 186 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 168 | 164 | 184 | 161 | 113 | 116 | 56 | 56 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.72m | 11:39PM1.65m | 12:14PM1.79m | 00:37AM1.69m | 1:12PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.27m | 5:52AM0.20m | 6:29PM0.24m | 6:48AM0.14m | 7:28PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 347 | 545 | 339 | 250 | 260 | 218 | 218 | 214 | 186 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 168 | 164 | 184 | 161 | 102 | 116 | 36 | 39 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 138 | 104 | 199 | 187 | 87 | 87 | 64 | 64 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 113 | 75 | 56 | 56 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 10 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 19 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 38 | 55 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 331 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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