Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 188 | 209 | 671 | 715 | 679 | 688 | 568 | 546 | 519 | 468 | 491 | 505 | 525 | 487 | 371 | 232 | 173 | 173 | 226 | 144 | 137 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.61m | 11:41PM1.48m | 12:05PM1.59m | 00:28AM1.47m | 12:51PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.40m | 5:33PM0.42m | 5:44AM0.41m | 6:19PM0.42m | 6:29AM0.41m | 7:03PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 142 | 110 | 83 | 671 | 715 | 679 | 688 | 568 | 546 | 519 | 468 | 491 | 505 | 525 | 487 | 371 | 232 | 173 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 119 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 191 | 188 | 209 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 44 | 173 | 226 | 144 | 137 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | ENE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 |
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