Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 133 | 100 | 92 | 92 | 65 | 50 | 77 | 69 | 62 | 47 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 57 | 54 | 56 | 76 | 512 | 519 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.82m | 9:17PM1.70m | 9:48AM1.84m | 10:15PM1.70m | 10:48AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.19m | 3:33AM0.16m | 4:11PM0.19m | 4:30AM0.16m | 5:09PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNW 4 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 158 | 133 | 100 | 92 | 65 | 65 | 48 | 77 | 69 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 49 | 57 | 54 | 38 | 76 | 512 | 519 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 19 | S 10 | — | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 111 | 75 | 76 | 86 | 92 | 62 | 50 | 51 | 12 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 68 | — | 372 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | S 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 64 | 62 | 47 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 32 | 56 | 58 | 52 | 124 | 368 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 68 | 27 | 68 | 122 | 59 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 0 |
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