Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 7PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 285 | 213 | 123 | 123 | 105 | 121 | 99 | 83 | 92 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 48 | 48 | 84 | 149 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.71m | 5:02AM1.61m | 5:26PM1.71m | 5:46AM1.63m | 6:09PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.26m | 10:59PM0.29m | 11:12AM0.24m | 11:42PM0.26m | 11:58AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 285 | 213 | 123 | 103 | 51 | 121 | 99 | 83 | 92 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 84 | 149 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | 135 | 128 | 109 | 123 | 105 | 56 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 306 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 65 | 22 | 47 | 62 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 327 | 551 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 69 | 80 | 98 | 0 | 122 |
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