
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 108 | 165 | 196 | 206 | 226 | 239 | 184 | 253 | 286 | 253 | 186 | 207 | 212 | 165 | 134 | 101 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 84 | 55 | 62 | 44 | 45 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.75m | 6:18PM1.63m | 6:43AM1.75m | 7:04PM1.60m | 7:29AM1.73m | 7:51PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.29m | 00:30AM0.27m | 1:05PM0.31m | 1:15AM0.30m | 1:52PM0.34m | 2:01AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | 8:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 173 | 184 | 253 | 286 | 253 | 186 | 207 | 212 | 165 | 134 | 101 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 84 | 55 | 62 | 19 | 33 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
35 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 44 | 45 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — |
65 | 108 | 165 | 196 | 206 | 226 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 35 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 1 | 1 |
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