Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 18 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 35 | 30 | 41 | 27 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 54 | 84 | 517 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.76m | 7:32PM1.65m | 7:58AM1.73m | 8:21PM1.61m | 8:47AM1.70m | 9:11PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.25m | 1:46AM0.26m | 2:20PM0.30m | 2:34AM0.31m | 3:09PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 35 | 22 | 41 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 32 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 54 | 84 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 18 | NE 8 | SSE 18 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 4 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 9 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 31 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | S 14 | SSE 18 | — | SSE 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | E 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | S 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 30 | — | 27 | 45 | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 29 | 517 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 27 | 68 | 27 | 27 | 70 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 199 | 169 |
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