
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | S 5 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 57 | 49 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 169 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 76 | 181 | 402 | 363 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.97m | 9:16PM1.84m | 9:48AM1.98m | 10:15PM1.83m | 10:49AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.18m | 3:17PM0.21m | 3:36AM0.18m | 4:14PM0.22m | 4:33AM0.18m | 5:12PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | SE 4 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
58 | 57 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 76 | 181 | 402 | 310 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | W 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | — | — | E 16 |
7 | 51 | 49 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NNW 4 | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
54 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | SSE 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 8 | S 8 |
1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 169 | 20 | 14 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 347 | 363 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 56 | 30 | 23 | 150 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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