Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 42 | 51 | 53 | 104 | 86 | 81 | 100 | 102 | 147 | 144 | 128 | 121 | 116 | 164 | 166 | 240 | 1799 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36AM1.93m | 8:02PM1.77m | 8:33AM1.94m | 9:00PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.09m | 2:00PM0.12m | 2:17AM0.08m | 2:58PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 10 | SSE 15 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 68 | 42 | 24 | 53 | 104 | 86 | 81 | 100 | 62 | 53 | 21 | 67 | 121 | 83 | 53 | 56 | 169 | 288 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 18 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 102 | 147 | 144 | 128 | 12 | 116 | 164 | 166 | 240 | 60 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 6 | S 10 | NW 4 | S 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 12 | E 16 | SSE 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 5 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | N 3 | SW 2 | SSE 4 | — | NNE 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 36 | — | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1799 | 427 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 94 | 81 | 0 | 68 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 55 | 64 | 55 |
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