Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 16 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 99 | 51 | 98 | 82 | 68 | 42 | 50 | 53 | 105 | 85 | 83 | 99 | 100 | 146 | 142 | 201 | 121 | 135 | 144 | 160 | 213 | 942 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42AM1.90m | 7:06PM1.77m | 7:36AM1.93m | 8:02PM1.77m | 8:33AM1.94m | 9:00PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.12m | 1:03PM0.13m | 1:21AM0.09m | 2:00PM0.12m | 2:17AM0.08m | 2:58PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 10 | SSE 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 12 | NE 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | 154 | 99 | 51 | 98 | 82 | 68 | 42 | 25 | 53 | 105 | 85 | 83 | 99 | 100 | 55 | 23 | 94 | 121 | 54 | 144 | 160 | 213 | 5 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 14 | NE 4 | E 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 50 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 146 | 142 | 126 | 56 | 135 | 112 | 157 | 171 | 5 | 191 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SE 14 | NE 8 | E 13 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 16 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | SW 2 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 7 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | S 16 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 80 | 2 | — | 201 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 942 | 270 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 68 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 29 | 27 |
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