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Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.85m | 6:24AM1.71m | 6:50PM1.83m | 7:11AM1.68m | 7:36PM1.80m | 7:58AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.38m | 12:37PM0.37m | 1:11AM0.40m | 1:23PM0.40m | 1:58AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 78 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
— | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 75 | 67 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | SE 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | SSE 17 | — | E 11 | E 11 |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 28 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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