
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
376 | 371 | 175 | 229 | 146 | 137 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 115 | 86 | 111 | 74 | 70 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:51PM1.59m | 1:14AM1.48m | 1:36PM1.59m | 1:58AM1.50m | 2:19PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.41m | 7:03PM0.40m | 7:14AM0.39m | 7:47PM0.37m | 7:59AM0.36m | 8:29PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
376 | 371 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 115 | 86 | 48 | 48 | 7 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 9 | NE 4 |
— | 2 | 175 | 229 | 146 | 137 | 87 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 61 | 79 | 111 | 74 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | E 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | E 10 | SE 15 | E 13 | SSE 13 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 68 |
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