Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 5PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 254 | 358 | 393 | 845 | 264 | 235 | 240 | 197 | 159 | 124 | 96 | 94 | 70 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 51 | 49 | 54 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:02PM2.18m | 4:24AM2.03m | 4:55PM2.18m | 5:18AM2.03m | 5:47PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM-0.01m | 10:22PM0.06m | 10:40AM-0.03m | 11:16PM0.04m | 11:35AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 361 | 264 | 235 | 240 | 197 | 159 | 124 | 96 | 94 | 70 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 51 | 49 | 54 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 20 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 21 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | E 14 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 195 | 254 | 358 | 393 | 845 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 153 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 0 |
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