
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 18 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 86 | 33 | 117 | 158 | 108 | 66 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 31 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.78m | 6:44PM1.70m | 7:10AM1.76m | 7:32PM1.65m | 7:58AM1.73m | 8:21PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.21m | 00:59AM0.21m | 1:30PM0.25m | 1:46AM0.26m | 2:20PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
75 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 3 | 21 | 117 | 158 | 108 | 66 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | NE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 51 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 20 | S 20 | SE 19 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 18 | W 3 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 6 | — | SSE 15 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SE 14 |
— | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 3 | — | 21 | 7 | 20 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | 86 | 33 | 222 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 58 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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