Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 113 | 110 | 143 | 104 | 71 | 69 | 125 | 323 | 614 | 723 | 992 | 1135 | 967 | 753 | 223 | 138 | 79 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.90m | 8:55AM1.86m | 9:18PM1.81m | 9:50AM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.19m | 3:11PM0.27m | 3:35AM0.27m | 4:04PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 108 | 113 | 110 | 143 | 104 | 71 | 53 | 125 | 323 | 614 | 723 | 992 | 1135 | 967 | 753 | 120 | 112 | 64 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | E 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 69 | 49 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 21 | 34 | 223 | 138 | 59 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 65 | 65 | 32 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 79 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 153 | 172 | 153 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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