Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 4PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | S 19 | SE 8 | S 19 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 45 | 47 | 64 | 510 | 54 | 65 | 273 | 128 | 354 | 215 | 332 | 159 | 123 | 188 | 154 | 124 | 136 | 188 | 188 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:12AM2.01m | 6:39PM2.08m | 7:05AM1.97m | 7:31PM1.99m | 8:00AM1.91m | 8:24PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.03m | 1:02AM0.07m | 1:24PM0.10m | 1:53AM0.12m | 2:18PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 45 | 47 | 57 | 68 | 45 | 65 | 86 | 128 | 119 | 49 | 136 | 159 | 123 | 188 | 154 | 124 | 136 | 188 | 188 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 30 | 64 | 14 | 51 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 3 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 65 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 13 | SSE 16 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SE 17 | SE 16 | E 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 72 | 68 | 5 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 18 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 3 | S 19 | SE 8 | S 19 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 510 | 7 | 5 | 273 | 8 | 354 | 215 | 332 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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