Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 258 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.78m | 11:04AM1.93m | 11:29PM1.81m | 12:04PM1.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.23m | 5:23PM0.27m | 5:42AM0.19m | 6:21PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | E 10 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 17 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 258 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 56 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 74 | 96 | 71 | 74 | 71 | 56 | 30 | 56 | 30 | 76 | 23 | 0 |
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