Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | SE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 26 | 90 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 50 | 68 | 75 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:00AM1.63m | 1:24PM1.75m | 1:43AM1.65m | 2:07PM1.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.47m | 6:57AM0.43m | 7:30PM0.44m | 7:41AM0.39m | 8:13PM0.40m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 68 | 75 | 10 | 25 | 7 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 10 | N 3 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 66 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 25 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 13 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 6 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 90 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 30 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 225 | 56 | 23 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 0 |
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