Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 2502 | 463 | 318 | 183 | 263 | 256 | 210 | 214 | 218 | 223 | 190 | 194 | 190 | 186 | 154 | 148 | 103 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:15PM1.70m | 11:48AM1.85m | 00:15AM1.71m | 12:47PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.15m | 6:07PM0.18m | 6:25AM0.14m | 7:04PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 499 | 635 | 463 | 64 | 126 | 263 | 256 | 210 | 214 | 218 | 223 | 190 | 194 | 190 | 186 | 154 | 148 | 103 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 14 | E 18 | E 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 38 | 47 | — | 318 | 183 | 5 | 5 | — | 30 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 12 | E 18 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 2502 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 46 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 93 | 81 | 69 |
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