
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
188 | 612 | 204 | 243 | 247 | 255 | 260 | 251 | 894 | 217 | 150 | 103 | 103 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 25 | 20 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:00PM1.91m | 9:33AM2.09m | 10:00PM1.90m | 10:34AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.09m | 3:59PM0.13m | 4:17AM0.10m | 4:57PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
188 | 1 | 204 | 243 | 247 | 255 | 260 | 251 | 894 | 217 | 150 | 103 | 103 | 57 | 55 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | E 15 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 |
5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 15 | SE 11 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | S 16 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 12 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
1 | 612 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 232 | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 32 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 354 | 31 | 180 | 126 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 74 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 10 | 30 |
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