Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 147 | 198 | 176 | 169 | 213 | 193 | 168 | 243 | 547 | 555 | 2419 | 1850 | 1783 | 2006 | 705 | 631 | 561 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.77m | 8:33AM1.94m | 9:00PM1.76m | 9:32AM1.94m | 9:59PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.08m | 2:58PM0.12m | 3:15AM0.08m | 3:56PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 102 | 147 | 22 | 176 | 169 | 213 | 193 | 55 | 171 | 547 | 204 | 1152 | 855 | 834 | 721 | 705 | 631 | 561 | 408 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 198 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 168 | 243 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 4 | SSE 12 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSE 4 | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 60 | 51 | — | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 555 | 2419 | 1850 | 1783 | 2006 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 200 | 631 | 98 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 58 | 64 | 93 | 1 |
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