Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | SSW 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 101 | 117 | 351 | 225 | 118 | 193 | 157 | 383 | 260 | 410 | 264 | 216 | 277 | 325 | 430 | 370 | 230 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.85m | 6:31AM1.80m | 6:54PM1.83m | 7:18AM1.82m | 7:41PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.27m | 12:49PM0.26m | 1:15AM0.26m | 1:40PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | W 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
5 | 7 | 117 | 351 | 225 | 118 | 193 | 157 | 3 | 260 | 410 | 264 | 216 | 277 | 325 | 430 | 370 | 230 | 234 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 17 | SSE 17 |
25 | 56 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 195 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 7 | — | NE 9 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SSW 17 | — | NW 2 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | S 12 | SW 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 |
25 | 101 | — | 1 | 15 | 9 | 5 | — | 383 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
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