
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ESE 4 | SSE 17 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 95 | 114 | 116 | 99 | 75 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:29PM1.81m | 12:04PM1.97m | 00:29AM1.85m | 1:03PM2.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.19m | 6:21PM0.24m | 6:40AM0.15m | 7:18PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | E 6 |
30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 5 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 15 | SE 11 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 95 | 89 | 50 | 3 | 49 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | NNE 8 | — | SSW 9 | S 16 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 29 | 79 | 50 | 5 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 3 |
8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | — | 3 | 17 | 49 | 114 | 116 | 99 | 75 | — | — | — | 36 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 96 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 23 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 74 |
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