Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 291 | 1531 | 2032 | 1048 | 2335 | 2749 | 858 | 667 | 561 | 419 | 372 | 308 | 251 | 176 | 137 | 105 | 96 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:00PM1.76m | 9:32AM1.94m | 9:59PM1.75m | 10:31AM1.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.08m | 3:56PM0.11m | 4:13AM0.08m | 4:54PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | -1 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 10 | E 13 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 174 | 291 | 773 | 986 | 3 | 1208 | 1064 | 858 | 667 | 561 | 419 | 372 | 308 | 251 | 176 | 137 | 105 | 96 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | NE 4 | SSE 16 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 243 | 1 | 160 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 43 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | S 5 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 102 | 1531 | 2032 | 1048 | 2335 | 2749 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 32 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 325 | 55 | 199 | 99 | 0 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
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