Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 273 | 196 | 164 | 132 | 151 | 86 | 84 | 65 | 75 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 86 | 25 | 90 | 158 | 108 | 66 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.78m | 5:56PM1.75m | 6:22AM1.78m | 6:44PM1.70m | 7:10AM1.76m | 7:32PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.14m | 11:50AM0.17m | 00:12AM0.17m | 12:40PM0.21m | 00:59AM0.21m | 1:30PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 365 | 273 | 196 | 164 | 132 | 108 | 86 | 84 | 65 | 75 | 60 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 90 | 158 | 108 | 66 | 54 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | SE 19 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 86 | 25 | 222 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 69 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 49 | 69 | 0 | 0 |
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