Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 22 | 86 | 90 | 114 | 86 | 115 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 111 | 46 | 76 | 117 | 106 | 139 | 144 | 214 | 373 | 456 | 645 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.85m | 3:55AM1.77m | 4:20PM1.82m | 4:45AM1.78m | 5:08PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.11m | 9:46PM0.12m | 10:07AM0.12m | 10:36PM0.12m | 10:59AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 86 | 90 | 114 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 76 | 117 | 74 | 90 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 397 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | S 9 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 60 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 10 | S 14 | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 62 | 115 | 105 | 103 | 99 | 6 | 6 | — | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 111 | 46 | 70 | 78 | 106 | 139 | 144 | 214 | 373 | 456 | 645 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 280 | 87 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 69 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 |
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