Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 91 | 140 | 200 | 679 | 1288 | 1258 | 1151 | 1437 | 1331 | 1169 | 878 | 1215 | 1177 | 976 | 553 | 444 | 410 | 297 | 498 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.70m | 9:11PM1.57m | 9:37AM1.67m | 10:01PM1.53m | 10:27AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.34m | 3:22AM0.35m | 3:58PM0.38m | 4:10AM0.38m | 4:46PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 189 | 811 | 686 | 629 | 553 | 444 | 410 | 297 | 260 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | ENE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 151 | 176 | 154 | 70 | 69 | 41 | 24 | 53 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 16 | E 11 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 25 | 89 | 84 | 81 | 150 | 210 | 25 | 10 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 91 | 140 | 200 | 679 | 1288 | 1258 | 1151 | 1437 | 1331 | 1169 | 878 | 1215 | 1177 | 976 | 414 | — | — | — | 498 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 68 | 58 | 58 | 169 | 58 | 58 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 58 | 55 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 1 |
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