
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 45 | 65 | 83 | 290 | 261 | 273 | 435 | 679 | 817 | 661 | 505 | 376 | 269 | 184 | 109 | 98 | 95 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.57m | 8:16AM1.71m | 8:38PM1.54m | 9:03AM1.67m | 9:26PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.33m | 2:38PM0.36m | 2:48AM0.36m | 3:25PM0.38m | 3:34AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | |
— | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | 8:29 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 9 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
62 | 54 | 55 | 18 | 16 | 65 | 83 | 290 | 261 | 273 | 435 | 679 | 817 | 661 | 505 | 376 | 269 | 184 | 109 | 98 | 42 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 9 | — | SSE 14 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 58 | 45 | 52 | 45 | — | 120 | 80 | 50 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 94 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 95 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 3 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 5 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 14 | — | — | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 |
2 | 1 | 13 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 118 | 172 | 54 | 36 | 42 | 39 | — | — | — | 85 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 80 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 27 | 0 | 69 | 150 | 70 | 20 | 20 | 81 | 93 | 93 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 |
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