Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 60 | 142 | 133 | 129 | 69 | 47 | 77 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:26AM1.61m | 3:47PM1.67m | 4:12AM1.69m | 4:33PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.29m | 9:32AM0.27m | 9:58PM0.24m | 10:22AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 14 | 142 | 133 | 129 | 69 | 47 | 77 | 72 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 53 | 51 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 60 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | SE 19 | SE 18 | S 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 26 | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
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