Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 82 | 68 | 42 | 50 | 53 | 104 | 85 | 81 | 99 | 100 | 147 | 144 | 128 | 121 | 201 | 164 | 164 | 179 | 288 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.77m | 7:36AM1.93m | 8:02PM1.77m | 8:33AM1.94m | 9:00PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.13m | 1:21AM0.09m | 2:00PM0.12m | 2:17AM0.08m | 2:58PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 98 | 82 | 68 | 42 | 24 | 53 | 104 | 85 | 81 | 99 | 60 | 39 | 21 | 68 | 121 | 201 | 53 | 122 | 151 | 288 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | NE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 9 | E 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 50 | 21 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 | 100 | 147 | 144 | 128 | 56 | 1 | 164 | 164 | 179 | 20 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | S 10 | WNW 3 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | N 6 | N 3 | SW 2 | SSE 4 | S 6 | NE 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 2 | — | S 4 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 86 | 12 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 97 | 565 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 68 | 81 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 211 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 68 | 49 |
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