Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 439 | 307 | 233 | 263 | 263 | 135 | 166 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 99 | 83 | 92 | 78 | 55 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:19AM1.59m | 4:44PM1.71m | 5:02AM1.61m | 5:26PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.26m | 10:59PM0.29m | 11:12AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 146 | 145 | 233 | 226 | 177 | 248 | 166 | 136 | 101 | 68 | 121 | 99 | 83 | 92 | 78 | 55 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 439 | 307 | 6 | — | — | 135 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 12 | E 16 | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 61 | 19 | 47 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 245 | 277 | 208 | 263 | 263 | 435 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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