Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 50 | 77 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 76 | 512 | 635 | 1614 | 666 | 233 | 126 | 222 | 237 | 269 | 218 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.84m | 10:15PM1.70m | 10:48AM1.85m | 11:15PM1.70m | 11:48AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.16m | 4:11PM0.19m | 4:30AM0.16m | 5:09PM0.19m | 5:28AM0.15m | 6:07PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | S 7 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 48 | 77 | 69 | 44 | 37 | 31 | 20 | 24 | 57 | 27 | 49 | 76 | 512 | 635 | 463 | 666 | 233 | 126 | 222 | 237 | 269 | 218 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 9 | S 6 | E 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | E 16 | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 15 | 60 | 5 | 138 | 111 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 18 |
| kJ | 62 | 50 | 51 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 26 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 33 | 78 | 44 | 1614 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 68 | 59 | 59 | 68 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 81 | 1 | 1 |
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