Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 53 | 66 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 116 | 76 | 188 | 171 | 177 | 319 | 209 | 243 | 202 | 243 | 862 | 187 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:01PM1.92m | 8:33AM2.10m | 9:00PM1.91m | 9:33AM2.09m | 10:00PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.09m | 3:00PM0.13m | 3:18AM0.09m | 3:59PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 14 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 53 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 49 | 116 | 76 | 188 | 171 | 177 | 319 | 209 | 243 | 202 | 243 | 862 | 187 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 16 | — | E 12 | SSE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 66 | 57 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 69 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | E 13 | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | NW 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 12 | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 26 | 18 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 12 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 232 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 225 | 659 | 126 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 35 | 43 | 74 | 28 |
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