
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
196 | 163 | 110 | 175 | 178 | 151 | 145 | 215 | 203 | 206 | 134 | 149 | 138 | 125 | 119 | 82 | 73 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 35 | 64 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.79m | 10:42PM1.75m | 11:17AM1.85m | 11:40PM1.78m | 12:16PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.30m | 4:38PM0.33m | 5:00AM0.27m | 5:34PM0.31m | 5:55AM0.22m | 6:32PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
196 | 163 | 110 | 175 | 178 | 151 | 145 | 215 | 151 | 206 | 77 | 149 | 138 | 125 | 119 | 82 | 73 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 35 | 64 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | S 18 | S 18 |
25 | 48 | 38 | 42 | 63 | 99 | 129 | 143 | 203 | 178 | 134 | 111 | 60 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 47 | 31 | 11 | 41 | 30 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | ESE 12 | — | — | E 14 | E 13 |
2 | 2 | 44 | 136 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 104 | 147 | 80 | 98 | 74 | 25 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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