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) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 102 | 81 | 100 | 102 | 147 | 198 | 176 | 123 | 118 | 164 | 168 | 246 | 295 | 795 | 2458 | 1850 | 1878 | 831 | 596 | 582 | 544 | 460 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | 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 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 11 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 104 | 102 | 81 | 100 | 102 | 45 | 198 | 176 | 73 | 60 | 164 | 80 | 123 | 295 | 310 | 878 | 802 | 830 | 831 | 596 | 582 | 544 | 460 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | E 13 | SSE 16 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 12 | 4 | 123 | 118 | 57 | 168 | 246 | 20 | 209 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 14 | NE 8 | E 13 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 6 | E 6 | ESE 4 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 2 | W 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | NW 3 | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | — | S 4 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 52 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 48 | 795 | 2458 | 1850 | 1878 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 68 | 27 | 94 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 69 | 631 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 259 | 93 | 1 |
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