Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | SE 23 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 749 | 844 | 929 | 917 | 871 | 879 | 867 | 1245 | 2867 | 3205 | 2689 | 1172 | 1626 | 1050 | 1026 | 789 | 696 | 688 | 348 | 719 | 622 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:33AM1.86m | 7:03PM2.00m | 7:29AM1.83m | 7:58PM1.92m | 8:27AM1.78m | 8:53PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM-0.03m | 1:26AM0.03m | 1:45PM0.02m | 2:21AM0.06m | 2:41PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 749 | 844 | 929 | 917 | 871 | 879 | 867 | 845 | 2867 | 3205 | 2689 | 1086 | 1626 | 1050 | 1026 | 789 | 696 | 688 | 321 | 719 | 622 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 23 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 346 | 246 | 246 | 231 | 228 | 78 | 46 | 1245 | 811 | 687 | 659 | 512 | 512 | 497 | 415 | 415 | 331 | 326 | 348 | 238 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | S 9 | — | — | — | SE 23 | — | SE 22 | SE 22 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 225 | — | 157 | 77 | 205 | 85 | — | — | — | 1172 | — | 382 | 227 | — | — | — | 67 | 63 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
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