Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 26 | 24 | 47 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 63 | 87 | 119 | 115 | 111 | 104 | 68 | 127 | 113 | 113 | 81 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:15AM1.80m | 9:39PM1.68m | 10:08AM1.76m | 10:32PM1.64m | 11:01AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.34m | 3:32PM0.40m | 3:49AM0.40m | 4:22PM0.45m | 4:38AM0.44m | 5:12PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | E 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 63 | 87 | 119 | 115 | 111 | 104 | 68 | 127 | 113 | 113 | 15 | 69 | 29 | 27 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 81 | 47 | 64 | 63 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 17 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | — | SSE 16 | — | — | NE 12 | SE 15 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 1 | — | 51 | — | — | 6 | 57 | 3 | 25 | 30 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | N 5 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 4 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 55 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 13 | 49 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 74 | 10 |
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