
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 38 | 101 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.81m | 3:06AM1.73m | 3:28PM1.83m | 3:48AM1.78m | 4:10PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.34m | 8:56PM0.35m | 9:10AM0.30m | 9:39PM0.30m | 9:56AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | E 16 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 |
43 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 38 | 101 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 13 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | E 11 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | — | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
11 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 27 | 2 | — | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 2 | NNW 2 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 76 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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