Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | S 13 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 246 | 272 | 245 | 215 | 159 | 179 | 212 | 134 | 78 | 62 | 86 | 84 | 65 | 58 | 61 | 45 | 46 | 37 | 119 | 147 | 75 | 218 | 439 | 715 | 724 | 706 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.75m | 7:04PM1.60m | 7:29AM1.73m | 7:51PM1.57m | 8:16AM1.71m | 8:38PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.27m | 1:05PM0.31m | 1:15AM0.30m | 1:52PM0.34m | 2:01AM0.33m | 2:38PM0.36m | 2:48AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 12 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 269 | 246 | 272 | 245 | 215 | 159 | 179 | 212 | 134 | 78 | 62 | 86 | 84 | 65 | 58 | 61 | 15 | 22 | 33 | 27 | 123 | 57 | 218 | 439 | 715 | 724 | 706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 7 | S 11 | E 10 | E 5 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 45 | 46 | 26 | 119 | 10 | 59 | 56 | 19 | 50 | 100 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | — | SSE 14 | S 11 | E 10 | E 5 | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 35 | 29 | — | 75 | 86 | 51 | 13 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 254 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 147 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 87 | 20 | 1 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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