
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 37 | 48 | 47 | 59 | 80 | 103 | 106 | 84 | 84 | 88 | 79 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.72m | 4:26AM1.75m | 4:46PM1.68m | 5:13AM1.75m | 5:32PM1.65m | 5:58AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.22m | 10:12PM0.18m | 10:41AM0.24m | 10:59PM0.21m | 11:30AM0.27m | 11:44PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | 8:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
30 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 37 | 48 | 47 | 59 | 80 | 103 | 106 | 84 | 84 | 88 | 79 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 16 | S 4 | SSE 15 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 8 | S 3 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | S 8 | — | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 21 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 27 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | 20 | 26 | — | 18 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 84 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 58 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 20 | 94 | 94 |
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