Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 115 | 105 | 103 | 99 | 111 | 45 | 76 | 117 | 106 | 231 | 225 | 192 | 273 | 379 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:03AM1.76m | 3:30PM1.85m | 3:55AM1.77m | 4:20PM1.82m | 4:45AM1.78m | 5:08PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.11m | 9:46PM0.12m | 10:07AM0.12m | 10:36PM0.12m | 10:59AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 86 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 73 | 46 | 11 | 8 | 76 | 117 | 57 | 139 | 129 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 438 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 10 | S 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 92 | 45 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 90 | 63 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SE 18 | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 62 | 115 | 105 | 103 | 99 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 44 | 72 | 78 | 106 | 231 | 225 | 192 | 273 | 379 | 711 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 353 | 27 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 69 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
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