
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
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 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 4 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
17 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.78m | 10:03AM1.89m | 10:28PM1.78m | 11:04AM1.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.25m | 4:25PM0.29m | 4:45AM0.23m | 5:23PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 17 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 17 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | NE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 17 | SE 16 | SE 9 | S 16 | SE 9 | S 15 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 16 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 10 |
2 | 2 | — | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
13 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 16 | 58 | 40 | 43 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 30 | 126 | 96 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 67 | 56 | 56 | 30 | 71 | 96 | 96 | 74 | 56 |
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