Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 789 | 697 | 293 | 298 | 202 | 161 | 158 | 106 | 102 | 94 | 89 | 65 | 50 | 77 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 18 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 8:21PM1.71m | 8:51AM1.82m | 9:17PM1.70m | 9:48AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.17m | 3:14PM0.19m | 3:33AM0.16m | 4:11PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 789 | 697 | 293 | 298 | 202 | 161 | 158 | 106 | 102 | 94 | 65 | 65 | 49 | 77 | 69 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 259 | 204 | 191 | 138 | 111 | 75 | 75 | 85 | 89 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 12 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 24 | 31 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 68 | 27 | 27 |
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