
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 80 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 47 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 55 | 89 | 129 | 162 | 170 | 162 | 149 | 131 | 162 | 261 | 164 | 186 | 183 | 161 | 105 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13AM1.75m | 5:32PM1.65m | 5:58AM1.75m | 6:18PM1.63m | 6:43AM1.75m | 7:04PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.21m | 11:30AM0.27m | 11:44PM0.24m | 12:17PM0.29m | 00:30AM0.27m | 1:05PM0.31m | 1:15AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | 8:24 | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
82 | 80 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 162 | 149 | 131 | 162 | 186 | 164 | 186 | 183 | 161 | 105 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 42 | 37 | 13 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 13 | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | 3 | 27 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 35 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 |
6 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 37 | 55 | 89 | 129 | 162 | 170 | — | — | — | — | 261 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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