Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 8AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 91 | 240 | 735 | 1326 | 1294 | 1124 | 1497 | 1346 | 1323 | 1182 | 1825 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.73m | 8:21PM1.61m | 8:47AM1.70m | 9:11PM1.57m | 9:37AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.26m | 2:20PM0.30m | 2:34AM0.31m | 3:09PM0.34m | 3:22AM0.35m | 3:58PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSW 2 | S 4 | SSE 15 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | SSE 15 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 7 | S 9 | S 13 | S 16 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 24 | — | 21 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 32 | 91 | 240 | 735 | 1326 | 1294 | 1124 | 1497 | 1346 | 1323 | 1182 | 1825 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 59 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 68 | 27 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 199 | 169 | 58 | 58 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 58 | 55 |
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