Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 175 | 169 | 215 | 346 | 238 | 145 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 119 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.56m | 11:33AM1.62m | 11:54PM1.53m | 12:23PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.35m | 5:44PM0.41m | 5:59AM0.38m | 6:33PM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 113 | 101 | 99 | 82 | 346 | 238 | 145 | 130 | 126 | 123 | 119 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 56 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 179 | 175 | 169 | 215 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | S 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 |
| kJ | 13 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 22 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 27 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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