Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | S 7 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 77 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 57 | 72 | 50 | 115 | 731 | 859 | 645 | 468 | 443 | 221 | 240 | 201 | 205 | 223 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.84m | 10:15PM1.70m | 10:48AM1.85m | 11:15PM1.70m | 11:48AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.16m | 4:11PM0.19m | 4:30AM0.16m | 5:09PM0.19m | 5:28AM0.15m | 6:07PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 77 | 27 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 24 | 57 | 16 | 50 | 115 | 731 | 859 | 645 | 468 | 443 | 221 | 240 | 201 | 205 | 223 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 15 | — | E 17 | SE 14 | E 18 | E 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | 69 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 12 | 39 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 55 | — | 6 | 29 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | E 12 | E 18 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 72 | 43 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 69 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 62 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 20 | 1 |
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