Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 106 | 101 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 68 | 57 | 70 | 581 | 88 | 97 | 169 | 373 | 622 | 679 | 566 | 452 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:31AM1.83m | 5:54PM1.87m | 6:17AM1.89m | 6:39PM1.88m | 7:05AM1.93m | 7:28PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.23m | 00:09AM0.22m | 12:34PM0.21m | 00:57AM0.20m | 1:26PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | -5 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 78 | 76 | 75 | 30 | 69 | 54 | 51 | 69 | 89 | 89 | 68 | 57 | 70 | 581 | 88 | 97 | 169 | 373 | 622 | 679 | 566 | 452 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 5 | E 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 43 | 46 | 70 | 106 | 101 | 92 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 32 | 55 | 92 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | S 14 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | — | SE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 2 | 71 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 26 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 150 | 36 | 154 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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