Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 2AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 72 | 64 | 56 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 22 | 57 | 213 | 494 | 263 | 265 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:00AM1.77m | 5:22PM1.73m | 5:49AM1.84m | 6:13PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.19m | 11:14AM0.19m | 11:34PM0.15m | 12:08PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | NE 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 9 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 56 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 30 | 81 | 67 | 259 | 263 | 265 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 72 | 64 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 7 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 57 | 213 | 494 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 29 | 69 | 93 | 27 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 406 | 58 | 29 | 27 | 68 | 94 | 20 |
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