Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 229 | 146 | 137 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 88 | 112 | 113 | 204 | 74 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 12:51PM1.59m | 1:14AM1.48m | 1:36PM1.59m | 1:58AM1.50m | 2:19PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.40m | 7:14AM0.39m | 7:47PM0.37m | 7:59AM0.36m | 8:29PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 53 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 88 | 112 | 68 | 204 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | E 10 | SSE 14 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 13 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 175 | 229 | 146 | 137 | 87 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 61 | 113 | 2 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | E 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 14 | 12 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 68 | 0 |
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