Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 317 | 202 | 161 | 158 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 91 | 65 | 50 | 77 | 69 | 62 | 47 | 24 | 28 | 50 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 70 | 412 | 519 | 358 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.82m | 9:17PM1.70m | 9:48AM1.84m | 10:15PM1.70m | 10:48AM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.17m | 3:14PM0.19m | 3:33AM0.16m | 4:11PM0.19m | 4:30AM0.16m | 5:09PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 317 | 202 | 161 | 158 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 65 | 65 | 49 | 77 | 69 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 50 | 57 | 54 | 48 | 70 | 412 | 519 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | — | — | E 19 |
| kJ | 204 | 191 | 138 | 111 | 75 | 76 | 86 | 91 | 61 | 50 | 51 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 32 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 47 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 158 | 276 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 68 | 0 | 27 | 122 | 68 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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