Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 50 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 38 | 46 | 28 | 64 | 84 | 133 | 108 | 69 | 39 | 75 | 66 | 62 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.50m | 2:19PM1.61m | 2:42AM1.55m | 3:03PM1.64m | 3:26AM1.61m | 3:47PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.36m | 8:29PM0.33m | 8:44AM0.32m | 9:13PM0.29m | 9:32AM0.27m | 9:58PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 50 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 38 | 46 | 28 | 14 | 84 | 133 | 108 | 69 | 39 | 75 | 66 | 62 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 13 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | SE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | S 8 | ENE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 70 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 10 | 25 | 64 | 36 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | SSE 9 | E 11 | S 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 94 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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