Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | S 6 | ESE 17 | S 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 61 | 158 | 170 | 220 | 229 | 220 | 256 | 246 | 301 | 293 | 281 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.63m | 1:15AM1.54m | 1:43PM1.64m | 2:01AM1.54m | 2:28PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.41m | 7:21AM0.36m | 7:54PM0.42m | 8:06AM0.37m | 8:40PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 50 | 64 | 69 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 43 | 31 | 131 | 111 | 92 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 301 | 293 | 281 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 170 | 155 | 229 | 220 | 256 | 246 | 47 | 45 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 18 | ESE 13 | S 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 28 | 42 | 20 | 28 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | WSW 3 | S 7 | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 111 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 158 | 5 | 220 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 27 | 84 | 0 | 49 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 68 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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