Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 56 | 117 | 116 | 129 | 99 | 61 | 131 | 237 | 278 | 377 | 430 | 255 | 180 | 251 | 294 | 347 | 297 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.78m | 6:09PM1.85m | 6:31AM1.80m | 6:54PM1.83m | 7:18AM1.82m | 7:41PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.26m | 00:29AM0.27m | 12:49PM0.26m | 1:15AM0.26m | 1:40PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 117 | 84 | 129 | 99 | 49 | 131 | 3 | 278 | 377 | 430 | 255 | 180 | 251 | 294 | 347 | 297 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 7 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 116 | 71 | 68 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 13 | W 3 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 3 | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | SSE 12 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 237 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 74 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 74 | 0 |
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