
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 47 | 60 | 93 | 95 | 147 | 144 | 130 | 81 | 61 | 55 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.89m | 00:00AM1.74m | 12:29PM1.86m | 00:59AM1.73m | 1:26PM1.83m | 1:55AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.10m | 5:52PM0.12m | 6:10AM0.11m | 6:48PM0.12m | 7:08AM0.13m | 7:42PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 11 |
26 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 147 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 5 | NE 6 |
9 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 93 | 95 | 10 | 144 | 130 | 81 | 61 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | S 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 13 | SE 5 |
24 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 55 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 69 | 69 | 98 | 98 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 87 | 87 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 81 | 20 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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