Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | S 7 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 65 | 346 | 147 | 84 | 50 | 54 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 38 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:07PM1.78m | 2:25AM1.68m | 2:48PM1.81m | 3:06AM1.73m | 3:28PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.39m | 8:13PM0.40m | 8:25AM0.34m | 8:56PM0.35m | 9:10AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 84 | 50 | 54 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 16 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 65 | 23 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 3 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | E 9 | — | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 10 | E 11 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 15 | SE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 7 | — | 5 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 16 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 346 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 10 |
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