
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fields today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fields at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Fields. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 4 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 39 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 72 | 64 | 56 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 86 | 128 | 172 | 158 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.69m | 4:33PM1.70m | 5:00AM1.77m | 5:22PM1.73m | 5:49AM1.84m | 6:13PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.23m | 10:45PM0.19m | 11:14AM0.19m | 11:34PM0.15m | 12:08PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 9 | S 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
39 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 53 | 51 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 56 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 30 | 83 | 51 | 17 | 172 | 158 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 |
16 | 5 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 72 | 64 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 9 | E 14 | — |
29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 9 | NE 4 | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | NE 5 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 124 | 18 | 6 | 86 | 128 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 55 | 64 | 58 | 29 | 68 |
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