Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 241 | 270 | 446 | 343 | 315 | 307 | 268 | 226 | 205 | 169 | 106 | 121 | 155 | 378 | 401 | 365 | 397 | 566 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.79m | 3:04PM1.98m | 3:27AM1.83m | 3:59PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.14m | 8:43AM0.03m | 9:23PM0.09m | 9:40AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 151 | 153 | 280 | 343 | 315 | 307 | 268 | 226 | 205 | 169 | 102 | 121 | 90 | 229 | 247 | 23 | 23 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 78 | 120 | 118 | 72 | 72 | 56 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 20 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 241 | 270 | 446 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 42 | 106 | 97 | 155 | 378 | 401 | 365 | 397 | 566 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 49 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 94 | 94 | 161 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 1 |
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