Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 118 | 91 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 67 | 399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18AM2.03m | 5:47PM2.14m | 6:12AM2.01m | 6:39PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.04m | 11:35AM-0.02m | 00:09AM0.04m | 12:30PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -3 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 118 | 91 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 64 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | E 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 67 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 399 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 31 | 153 |
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