Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 62 | 51 | 83 | 290 | 261 | 273 | 435 | 724 | 817 | 661 | 505 | 376 | 269 | 181 | 109 | 98 | 95 | 68 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.71m | 8:38PM1.54m | 9:03AM1.67m | 9:26PM1.51m | 9:51AM1.64m | 10:14PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.33m | 2:38PM0.36m | 2:48AM0.36m | 3:25PM0.38m | 3:34AM0.38m | 4:11PM0.39m | 4:20AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | 8:30 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 16 | 83 | 290 | 261 | 273 | 435 | 724 | 817 | 661 | 505 | 376 | 269 | 181 | 109 | 98 | 31 | 22 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 43 | 53 | 22 | 15 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 62 | 47 | 71 | 69 | 113 | 55 | 50 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 46 | 44 | 48 | 28 | 17 | 95 | 68 | 58 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | — | — | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 51 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 9 | — | — | 23 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 15 | 8 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 41 | 34 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 15 | 37 | 65 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 20 | 20 | 81 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 20 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 93 | 27 |
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