
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 4 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 26 | 56 | 36 | 183 | 53 | 66 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 75 | 76 | 190 | 127 | 119 | 285 | 209 | 247 | 243 | 202 | 209 | 169 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:36AM2.09m | 8:01PM1.92m | 8:33AM2.10m | 9:00PM1.91m | 9:33AM2.09m | 10:00PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.10m | 2:03PM0.13m | 2:20AM0.09m | 3:00PM0.13m | 3:18AM0.09m | 3:59PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | — | NE 5 | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 12 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
27 | 26 | — | 1 | 183 | 53 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 49 | 75 | 38 | 190 | 127 | 119 | 285 | 209 | 247 | 243 | 202 | 209 | 169 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 6 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | S 5 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 17 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | SE 15 | — | — | SE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
4 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | 66 | 57 | 3 | 2 | — | 76 | 1 | 2 | 59 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 14 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | N 3 | SE 13 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | NE 15 | E 14 |
1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SE 15 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | SSE 17 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
9 | 4 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 93 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 56 | 23 | 76 | 71 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 96 | 659 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 286 | 74 | 28 |
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