Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 92 | 117 | 116 | 115 | 76 | 70 | 50 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 89 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:36PM1.59m | 1:58AM1.50m | 2:19PM1.61m | 2:42AM1.55m | 3:03PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.39m | 7:47PM0.37m | 7:59AM0.36m | 8:29PM0.33m | 8:44AM0.32m | 9:13PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 84 | 92 | 117 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 50 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 89 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 13 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 16 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 61 | 116 | 115 | 76 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | E 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | ENE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 2 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 94 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 |
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