Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 532 | 435 | 469 | 376 | 371 | 175 | 229 | 146 | 137 | 115 | 117 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 117 | 289 | 223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:28AM1.47m | 12:51PM1.59m | 1:14AM1.48m | 1:36PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.41m | 7:03PM0.40m | 7:14AM0.39m | 7:47PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 512 | 532 | 435 | 469 | 376 | 371 | 72 | 67 | 50 | 55 | 115 | 117 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 117 | 289 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | NE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 175 | 229 | 146 | 137 | 87 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 61 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 7 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 46 | 27 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | S 10 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 117 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 |
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