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 8AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). 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 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1747 | 2016 | 2379 | 3071 | 917 | 759 | 572 | 496 | 444 | 379 | 302 | 194 | 169 | 135 | 96 | 71 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32AM1.94m | 9:59PM1.75m | 10:31AM1.92m | 11:00PM1.74m | 11:31AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.08m | 3:56PM0.11m | 4:13AM0.08m | 4:54PM0.11m | 5:12AM0.10m | 5:52PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 834 | 919 | 1144 | 1102 | 917 | 759 | 572 | 496 | 444 | 379 | 302 | 194 | 169 | 135 | 53 | 56 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | SE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 34 | 96 | 71 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | W 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1747 | 2016 | 2379 | 3071 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 16 | 32 | — | 46 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 69 | 29 | 122 | 58 | 58 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 98 | 87 | 203 |
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