Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 6AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 104 | 102 | 81 | 100 | 131 | 147 | 144 | 128 | 121 | 120 | 164 | 166 | 240 | 388 | 930 | 1575 | 2522 | 2335 | 949 | 843 | 694 | 653 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:36AM1.93m | 8:02PM1.77m | 8:33AM1.94m | 9:00PM1.76m | 9:32AM1.94m | 9:59PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.09m | 2:00PM0.12m | 2:17AM0.08m | 2:58PM0.12m | 3:15AM0.08m | 3:56PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 10 | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 104 | 102 | 81 | 100 | 81 | 58 | 23 | 65 | 121 | 59 | 55 | 138 | 157 | 288 | 465 | 936 | 1183 | 1102 | 949 | 843 | 694 | 653 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NNW 2 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SSE 15 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 147 | 144 | 128 | 38 | 120 | 164 | 166 | 240 | 81 | 154 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 10 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 6 | S 10 | E 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 2 | SSW 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 131 | 52 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 388 | 930 | 1575 | 2522 | 2335 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 94 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 58 | 49 | 27 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 191 | 93 | 1 |
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