Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 127 | 113 | 102 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 41 | 58 | 42 | 198 | 41 | 71 | 416 | 1016 | 402 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:32PM1.64m | 11:01AM1.74m | 11:25PM1.62m | 11:52AM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.44m | 5:12PM0.48m | 5:26AM0.46m | 6:00PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 127 | 113 | 82 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 30 | 71 | 24 | 24 | 402 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | — | ESE 11 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 57 | 121 | 108 | 102 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 24 | 5 | — | 12 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | SSE 12 | NNW 4 | SW 3 | SSE 16 | NE 11 | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | SSW 16 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 198 | 2 | 7 | 416 | 1016 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 74 | 74 | 10 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 286 | 679 | 0 | 0 |
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