
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SE 5 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 41 | 91 | 52 | 50 | 56 | 54 | 66 | 55 | 70 | 125 | 308 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42AM2.06m | 7:06PM1.93m | 7:36AM2.09m | 8:01PM1.92m | 8:33AM2.10m | 9:00PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.12m | 1:06PM0.15m | 1:24AM0.10m | 2:03PM0.13m | 2:20AM0.09m | 3:00PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | N 4 | NE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 | NE 4 | SSE 14 |
5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 66 | 55 | 36 | 125 | 5 | 223 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | SSE 16 | E 13 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | NE 4 | E 16 | ENE 4 |
13 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 27 | 3 | 50 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 70 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 14 | NE 4 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 12 | NNE 4 | — | — |
2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | S 16 | SE 5 | S 6 | ESE 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | SSE 15 | WSW 2 |
6 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 41 | 91 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 308 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 71 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 71 | 56 | 56 | 74 | 74 | 56 | 35 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
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