Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 215 | 132 | 171 | 675 | 326 | 1088 | 2527 | 963 | 1905 | 1847 | 813 | 655 | 551 | 419 | 353 | 296 | 232 | 173 | 135 | 96 | 72 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:33AM1.94m | 9:00PM1.76m | 9:32AM1.94m | 9:59PM1.75m | 10:31AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.08m | 2:58PM0.12m | 3:15AM0.08m | 3:56PM0.11m | 4:13AM0.08m | 4:54PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 10 | E 13 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 169 | 215 | 132 | 171 | 6 | 326 | 371 | 1255 | 3 | 918 | 846 | 813 | 655 | 551 | 419 | 353 | 296 | 232 | 173 | 135 | 96 | 72 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 16 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 113 | 168 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 42 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 4 | ENE 3 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 43 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | NE 3 | S 17 | S 5 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 11 | 675 | 131 | 1088 | 2527 | 963 | 1905 | 1847 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 32 | — | 38 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 58 | 0 | 631 | 69 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 122 | 58 | 62 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
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