Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 41 | 90 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 86 | 70 | 113 | 80 | 99 | 223 | 255 | 242 | 152 | 116 | 48 | 51 | 20 | 21 | 51 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.87m | 7:52PM1.71m | 8:18AM1.84m | 8:40PM1.68m | 9:05AM1.80m | 9:28PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.37m | 2:05AM0.37m | 2:40PM0.40m | 2:51AM0.40m | 3:27PM0.42m | 3:37AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | 8:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 5 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 99 | 223 | 255 | 242 | 16 | 116 | 48 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | N 4 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 11 | ENE 11 | — | SSE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSE 15 | ENE 10 | SE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | — | 42 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 43 | — | 113 | 80 | 77 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 152 | 52 | 10 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | 17 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 3 | E 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 90 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 86 | 20 | 34 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 90 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 51 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 177 | 59 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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