Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 7 | 98 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 26 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.91m | 6:42AM2.06m | 7:06PM1.93m | 7:36AM2.09m | 8:01PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.17m | 00:29AM0.12m | 1:06PM0.15m | 1:24AM0.10m | 2:03PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 4 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 26 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | E 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NW 3 | SE 14 | SSE 16 | E 13 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 6 | — | E 14 | — | — | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | S 16 | SE 4 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 98 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 44 | — | 15 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 71 | 56 | 71 | 56 | 56 | 74 | 74 | 12 | 12 | 267 | 10 | 1 | 30 |
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