Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 146 | 218 | 218 | 189 | 348 | 498 | 791 | 365 | 273 | 191 | 160 | 132 | 103 | 79 | 62 | 44 | 52 | 57 | 54 | 40 | 43 | 61 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.78m | 5:08PM1.79m | 5:34AM1.78m | 5:56PM1.75m | 6:22AM1.78m | 6:44PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.12m | 10:59AM0.14m | 11:24PM0.14m | 11:50AM0.17m | 00:12AM0.17m | 12:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 117 | 57 | 144 | 119 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 464 | 365 | 273 | 191 | 160 | 132 | 103 | 79 | 62 | 44 | 52 | 57 | 54 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 9 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | 90 | 63 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 51 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | S 8 | S 11 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 102 | 146 | 218 | 218 | 189 | 348 | 498 | 791 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 43 | 61 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
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