Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | S 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 64 | 47 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 27 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 46 | 45 | 20 | 33 | 48 | 72 | 73 | 91 | 96 | 146 | 308 | 773 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.76m | 7:32PM1.65m | 7:58AM1.73m | 8:21PM1.61m | 8:47AM1.70m | 9:11PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.25m | 1:46AM0.26m | 2:20PM0.30m | 2:34AM0.31m | 3:09PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 14 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 102 | 64 | 47 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 46 | 45 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 91 | 96 | 146 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 6 | S 8 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 20 | SE 19 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | WSW 2 | NNE 7 | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 45 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | W 3 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 13 | — | — | 48 | 72 | — | 1 | — | — | 308 | 773 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 27 | 39 | 68 | 29 | 27 | 68 | 59 | 68 | 58 | 69 | 169 |
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