
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
353 | 314 | 206 | 100 | 98 | 69 | 58 | 51 | 49 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.96m | 8:20PM1.86m | 8:50AM1.97m | 9:16PM1.84m | 9:48AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.21m | 2:41AM0.18m | 3:17PM0.21m | 3:36AM0.18m | 4:14PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
353 | 314 | 206 | 93 | 98 | 19 | 12 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 3 |
— | 13 | 5 | 100 | 60 | 69 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | — | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 12 |
3 | — | — | 3 | — | 60 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 19 | — | 4 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 |
— | 1 | 7 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56 | 30 |
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