Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 423 | 497 | 225 | 235 | 220 | 181 | 106 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.73m | 5:49AM1.84m | 6:13PM1.76m | 6:42AM1.90m | 7:06PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.19m | 11:34PM0.15m | 12:08PM0.16m | 00:26AM0.12m | 1:03PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 12 | NE 10 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | NE 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 101 | 65 | 199 | 201 | 1 | 235 | 220 | 181 | 106 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 9 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 7 | E 14 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 10 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 11 | NE 9 | S 15 | E 15 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 67 | 423 | 497 | 225 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 69 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 356 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 81 | 93 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 68 | 69 |
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