Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 57 | 57 | 290 | 148 | 309 | 663 | 305 | 298 | 295 | 274 | 262 | 209 | 191 | 240 | 327 | 345 | 250 | 185 | 125 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.83m | 3:42AM1.71m | 4:06PM1.85m | 4:23AM1.74m | 4:46PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.35m | 9:35PM0.39m | 9:46AM0.31m | 10:18PM0.35m | 10:30AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 17 | SE 17 | NE 7 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
57 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 148 | 309 | 2 | 305 | 298 | 295 | 274 | 198 | 114 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 52 | 250 | 185 | 125 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 13 | SSE 17 | WNW 3 | ESE 13 | E 13 | S 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 |
19 | 14 | 57 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 10 | — | 51 | 33 | 32 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 13 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | ESE 14 | E 14 | SSE 11 |
— | 2 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 20 | 16 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | S 17 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 17 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 |
18 | 22 | 7 | 290 | 62 | 41 | 663 | 27 | 27 | 57 | 145 | 262 | 209 | 191 | 240 | 327 | 345 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 107 | 35 | 31 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 153 | 204 | 140 | 28 | 28 | 96 | 180 | 1 | 74 | 96 | 30 | 12 |
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