Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 44 | 86 | 48 | 140 | 158 | 105 | 64 | 51 | 47 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 45 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 45 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.70m | 7:10AM1.76m | 7:32PM1.65m | 7:58AM1.73m | 8:21PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.21m | 00:59AM0.21m | 1:30PM0.25m | 1:46AM0.26m | 2:20PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 140 | 158 | 105 | 64 | 51 | 47 | 35 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 45 | 31 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 11 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | NE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | S 7 | S 11 | — | S 20 | S 20 | SE 19 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 18 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 16 | NNE 5 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 3 | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 86 | 48 | 278 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 81 | 81 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 84 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 68 |
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