Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 245 | 154 | 112 | 74 | 51 | 21 | 129 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:05AM1.80m | 9:28PM1.64m | 9:53AM1.76m | 10:17PM1.60m | 10:41AM1.73m | 11:05PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.40m | 3:27PM0.42m | 3:37AM0.42m | 4:13PM0.44m | 4:23AM0.44m | 4:58PM0.45m | 5:08AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | 8:32 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 255 | 245 | 154 | 112 | 74 | 51 | 16 | 49 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 37 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 46 | 53 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | SE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 5 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | S 15 | SE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | 37 | 8 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | — | — | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | NE 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | NE 8 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 31 | 14 | — | — | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | — | E 9 | — | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | — | 63 | — | 21 | 129 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 30 | 74 | 56 | 74 | 71 | 56 | 96 | 23 | 0 | 59 |
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