
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.89m | 7:53PM1.81m | 8:22AM1.84m | 8:45PM1.74m | 9:15AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.27m | 2:11AM0.27m | 2:41PM0.34m | 3:00AM0.34m | 3:32PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 |
20 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 14 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 10 |
— | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | S 13 | E 13 | S 14 | SE 7 | E 15 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | S 16 | NE 8 | ENE 6 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
— | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 56 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 115 | 115 | 56 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 56 |
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