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Leithfield Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Leithfield Beach Surf Forecast / New Zealand

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 12 pm Thursday 16 Feb 2012

Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Wave Energy Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.3
S 		0.3
S 		0.3
S 		0.2
S 		0.2
S 		0.8
ENE 		0.5
ENE 		0.4
ENE 		0.4
SSE 		0.9
SSE 		0.6
SSE 		0.3
S 		0.4
S 		0.3
S 		0.2
S 		0.6
ENE 		0.2
ENE 		0.3
ENE
Period (s) (?) 15 13 12 11 10 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 12 11 10 6 9 6
Surfscale
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Graph
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Max-energy 38 31 25 9 8 27 13 7 5 39 24 7 42 21 8 25 8 8
Wind
(km/h) 		10 ENE 20 E 15 NE 10 NE 20 ENE 15 NW 15 WNW 10 SE 15 SE 15 SSE 10 SE 15 ENE 15 NE 15 ENE 10 NW 5 WSW 20 E 10 NW
Wind State (?) cross-
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on		 cross-
off		 off cross-
on		 cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Leithfield Beach blow from the WNW
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m) 		12:37PM
2.33
1:06AM
2.41
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2.31 		2:01AM
2.39
2:24PM
2.29 		2:53AM
2.38
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2.29 		3:44AM
2.37
4:07PM
2.28
4:35AM
2.36 		4:57PM
2.28
Low Tide
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6:49PM
0.39
7:26AM
0.45
7:41PM
0.39 		8:19AM
0.43
8:33PM
0.39 		9:09AM
0.42
9:25PM
0.39 		9:59AM
0.41
10:19PM
0.38 		10:50AM
0.41
11:12PM
0.38
 

Note: the tide data above is for Lyttelton, New Zealand which is 46 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Leithfield Beach. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.
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Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is 15.1 °C (Statistics for 16 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 15.3 max: 17.5 min: 13.8 °C)
Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night) Wind will be generally light Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning) Wind will be generally light
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Summary clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear rain shwrs light rain some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear rain shwrs
Rain (mm) - - - - - - - - 9 2 - - - - - - - 1
High °C 16 16 14 20 20 18 22 22 16 11 11 13 19 20 18 20 21 20
Low °C 14 15 13 17 19 12 16 20 11 10 11 11 16 19 14 16 20 15
Chill °C (?) 15 15 13 20 20 18 22 22 15 9 10 11 19 20 18 20 21 20
Sunrise 6:48 - - 6:50 - - 6:52 - - 6:52 - - 6:54 - - 6:56 - -
Sunset - 20:35 - - 20:34 - - 20:31 - - 20:30 - - 20:29 - - 20:28 -
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The above surf forecast table for Leithfield Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Leithfield Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Leithfield Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Leithfield Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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