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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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 2AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | |
3 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 69 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.83m | 7:11AM1.68m | 7:36PM1.80m | 7:58AM1.65m | 8:23PM1.77m | 8:46AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.40m | 1:23PM0.40m | 1:58AM0.43m | 2:09PM0.43m | 2:44AM0.45m | 2:54PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 15 |
1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 79 | 78 | 26 | 69 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | SE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | S 14 | — |
3 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 75 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 19 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | SE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — |
— | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | 13 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 20 | 20 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 71 | 71 |
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