
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | S 7 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 79 | 106 | 129 | 203 | 207 | 140 | 108 | 84 | 64 | 46 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 131 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 31 | 30 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:21AM1.94m | 2:52PM2.09m | 3:15AM1.98m | 3:43PM2.10m | 4:06AM1.99m | 4:33PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.06m | 9:08PM0.11m | 9:28AM0.04m | 10:01PM0.08m | 10:21AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
59 | 79 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 207 | 140 | 108 | 84 | 64 | 46 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 31 | 30 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | N 4 | SE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 91 | 90 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | S 20 | E 18 | E 18 | S 19 | S 18 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 16 | S 22 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 37 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 129 | 203 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 131 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
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