Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 546 | 519 | 468 | 468 | 512 | 539 | 435 | 469 | 376 | 229 | 232 | 229 | 146 | 138 | 115 | 117 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 108 | 85 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.59m | 00:28AM1.47m | 12:51PM1.59m | 1:14AM1.48m | 1:36PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.41m | 6:19PM0.42m | 6:29AM0.41m | 7:03PM0.40m | 7:14AM0.39m | 7:47PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 546 | 519 | 468 | 468 | 512 | 539 | 435 | 469 | 376 | 229 | 54 | 53 | 45 | 56 | 115 | 117 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 108 | 85 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 232 | 229 | 146 | 138 | 88 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 80 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 |
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