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Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
116 | 114 | 88 | 61 | 56 | 41 | 33 | 43 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 56 | 9 | 89 | 67 | 98 | 89 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 157 | 169 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:45AM1.73m | 4:11PM1.84m | 4:29AM1.72m | 4:54PM1.85m | 5:12AM1.71m | 5:38PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.34m | 10:27PM0.40m | 10:38AM0.36m | 11:12PM0.40m | 11:22AM0.37m | 11:58PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
116 | 114 | 88 | 21 | 56 | 41 | 33 | 43 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 56 | 105 | 89 | 67 | 98 | 89 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 157 | 169 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 61 | — | 27 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | — | SE 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 7 | — | 15 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 8 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
3 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 23 | 124 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 3 | 284 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 346 | 486 | 486 | 833 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 71 | 10 | 71 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 10 |
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