Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 56 | 117 | 143 | 144 | 96 | 103 | 136 | 193 | 202 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.78m | 6:09PM1.85m | 6:31AM1.80m | 6:54PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM0.29m | 12:01PM0.26m | 00:29AM0.27m | 12:49PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 117 | 64 | 144 | 96 | 103 | 136 | 193 | 202 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | N 4 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 5 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 143 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | N 3 | SE 10 | S 13 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 56 | 30 | 74 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
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