Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1418 | 1169 | 1032 | 859 | 1070 | 1126 | 601 | 535 | 368 | 323 | 361 | 257 | 215 | 199 | 193 | 188 | 201 | 546 | 596 | 568 | 575 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.67m | 10:01PM1.53m | 10:27AM1.64m | 10:51PM1.50m | 11:17AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.38m | 4:10AM0.38m | 4:46PM0.40m | 4:57AM0.40m | 5:33PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 777 | 673 | 601 | 535 | 368 | 323 | 280 | 257 | 215 | 170 | 142 | 99 | 85 | 546 | 596 | 568 | 575 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 10 | 49 | 88 | 23 | 187 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 85 | 150 | 199 | 193 | 188 | 201 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | — | NE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1418 | 1169 | 1032 | 859 | 1070 | 1126 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 169 | 58 | 49 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 55 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 1 |
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