Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 307 | 280 | 277 | 215 | 196 | 191 | 188 | 539 | 568 | 671 | 679 | 688 | 568 | 539 | 474 | 456 | 485 | 498 | 494 | 413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:27AM1.64m | 10:51PM1.50m | 11:17AM1.61m | 11:41PM1.48m | 12:05PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.40m | 4:57AM0.40m | 5:33PM0.42m | 5:44AM0.41m | 6:19PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 368 | 307 | 280 | 242 | 215 | 183 | 142 | 104 | 539 | 568 | 671 | 679 | 688 | 568 | 539 | 474 | 456 | 485 | 498 | 494 | 413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 23 | 86 | 148 | 196 | 191 | 188 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | W 2 | SW 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 81 | 20 | 1 |
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