Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.81m | 8:22AM1.84m | 8:45PM1.74m | 9:15AM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.27m | 2:41PM0.34m | 3:00AM0.34m | 3:32PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | N 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 14 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | E 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | S 14 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 115 | 115 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
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