
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
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 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 64 | 46 | 32 | 30 | 37 | 72 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 31 | 30 | 58 | 103 | 188 | 240 | 422 | 691 | 853 | 748 | 595 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15AM1.98m | 3:43PM2.10m | 4:06AM1.99m | 4:33PM2.07m | 4:57AM1.99m | 5:23PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.04m | 10:01PM0.08m | 10:21AM0.05m | 10:52PM0.08m | 11:14AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
84 | 64 | 46 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 31 | 30 | 58 | 103 | 188 | 240 | 422 | 691 | 853 | 748 | 595 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 19 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 3 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
6 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 89 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 16 | S 22 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 72 | 91 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 267 | 262 | 0 |
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