Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:04AM1.63m | 2:25PM1.74m | 2:47AM1.68m | 3:07PM1.78m | 3:30AM1.76m | 3:50PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.39m | 8:32PM0.37m | 8:48AM0.35m | 9:15PM0.31m | 9:35AM0.30m | 10:00PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 54 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | E 13 | ENE 3 | SE 12 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 17 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | S 19 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | NE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | — | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 6 | E 11 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | SE 18 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 76 | 59 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
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