Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 209 | 314 | 290 | 737 | 1026 | 472 | 479 | 786 | 471 | 561 | 551 | 494 | 478 | 398 | 384 | 338 | 332 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.77m | 8:33AM1.71m | 8:55PM1.75m | 9:23AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.32m | 2:52PM0.34m | 3:18AM0.31m | 3:43PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 5 | 4 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 209 | 314 | 290 | 737 | 3 | 472 | 479 | 3 | 471 | 561 | 551 | 494 | 478 | 398 | 384 | 338 | 332 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 4 | E 12 | E 13 | SSE 5 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 82 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SE 11 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 33 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | SSE 15 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSE 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 12 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 44 | 123 | 13 | 17 | 1026 | 43 | 37 | 786 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 0 | 30 | 286 | 313 | 153 | 153 | 154 | 153 | 153 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 0 |
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