Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 67 | 183 | 201 | 209 | 152 | 142 | 77 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:49AM1.64m | 1:17PM1.76m | 1:35AM1.65m | 2:02PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.48m | 6:49AM0.44m | 7:23PM0.48m | 7:35AM0.42m | 8:08PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | E 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 67 | 183 | 201 | 209 | 152 | 142 | 77 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | — | NE 8 | E 13 | SE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 18 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 74 | 107 | 96 | 96 | 130 | 218 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 10 |
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