Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 265 | 186 | 199 | 177 | 143 | 106 | 52 | 127 | 82 | 71 | 43 | 51 | 53 | 105 | 102 | 81 | 94 | 181 | 102 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.76m | 6:42AM1.90m | 7:06PM1.77m | 7:36AM1.93m | 8:02PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.16m | 00:26AM0.12m | 1:03PM0.13m | 1:21AM0.09m | 2:00PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | ENE 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 109 | 113 | 4 | 199 | 177 | 143 | 106 | 52 | 127 | 82 | 71 | 43 | 24 | 53 | 105 | 102 | 81 | 94 | 113 | 72 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 7 | E 15 | NE 6 | — | E 10 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NNW 3 | NE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 65 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 102 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 10 | — | E 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 14 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | SE 14 | NE 8 | E 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | SW 2 | SSE 5 | S 6 | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | 215 | 265 | 186 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 181 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 81 | 69 | 68 | 81 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 39 | 39 | 294 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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