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Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (31 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | |
51 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 43 | 106 | 123 | 140 | 133 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 96 | 160 | 128 | 202 | 239 | 234 | 629 | 337 | 391 | 367 | 288 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:29AM1.72m | 4:54PM1.85m | 5:12AM1.71m | 5:38PM1.85m | 5:57AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.40m | 10:38AM0.36m | 11:12PM0.40m | 11:22AM0.37m | 11:58PM0.41m | 12:07PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 13 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
51 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 133 | 125 | 125 | 128 | 96 | 160 | 128 | 202 | 239 | 3 | 243 | 337 | 391 | 367 | 288 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | S 12 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — |
3 | 42 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SW 2 |
2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 106 | 123 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 381 | 540 | — | 234 | 629 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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