
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 80 | 101 | 104 | 73 | 54 | 52 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 35 | 40 | 54 | 104 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 51 | 10 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:16PM1.83m | 11:51AM1.99m | 00:18AM1.85m | 12:51PM2.00m | 1:18AM1.87m | 1:48PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.17m | 6:10PM0.20m | 6:30AM0.15m | 7:08PM0.18m | 7:27AM0.14m | 8:03PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 |
87 | 80 | 101 | 104 | 73 | 54 | 52 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 49 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 16 | — | E 17 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | E 15 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 8 | ENE 8 |
9 | 10 | 5 | — | 6 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 | S 16 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 8 |
— | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 10 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 40 | 54 | 104 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 71 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 71 | 56 |
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