Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 98 | 392 | 277 | 60 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 97 | 124 | 169 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 160 | 148 | 142 | 142 | 150 | 162 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.76m | 10:55PM1.62m | 11:22AM1.73m | 11:46PM1.59m | 12:11PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.45m | 5:00AM0.45m | 5:35PM0.47m | 5:47AM0.46m | 6:21PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 118 | 98 | 78 | 75 | 60 | 45 | 27 | 109 | 97 | 124 | 169 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 160 | 148 | 142 | 142 | 150 | 162 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 60 | 112 | 109 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | — | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 392 | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 71 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 71 | 10 | 10 |
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