Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 857 | 1125 | 969 | 946 | 761 | 596 | 367 | 384 | 263 | 303 | 373 | 354 | 242 | 213 | 126 | 103 | 123 | 103 | 63 | 92 | 57 | 56 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:37AM1.57m | 4:02PM1.70m | 4:19AM1.59m | 4:44PM1.71m | 5:02AM1.61m | 5:26PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.28m | 10:16PM0.32m | 10:27AM0.26m | 10:59PM0.29m | 11:12AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 857 | 1125 | 969 | 946 | 761 | 596 | 367 | 206 | 233 | 226 | 180 | 354 | 242 | 213 | 126 | 103 | 76 | 58 | 37 | 92 | 57 | 30 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 13 | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 307 | 5 | 5 | — | 133 | 128 | 109 | 123 | 66 | 123 | 103 | 63 | 25 | 24 | 56 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | 18 | 18 | 62 | 17 | 27 | 25 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 65 | 22 | 33 | 66 | 163 | 284 | 245 | 384 | 263 | 303 | 373 | 629 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 93 | 169 | 169 | 200 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 209 | 93 | 69 | 20 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 55 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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