Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
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-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.89m | 2:24PM1.94m | 2:53AM1.90m | 3:15PM1.91m | 3:43AM1.90m | 4:03PM1.87m | 4:30AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.18m | 8:38PM0.15m | 9:02AM0.20m | 9:28PM0.17m | 9:54AM0.24m | 10:16PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 13 | E 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | E 12 | S 15 | E 9 | S 8 | — | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 59 | 283 | 115 | 115 | 56 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
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