Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 3 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.68m | 3:07PM1.78m | 3:30AM1.76m | 3:50PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.37m | 8:48AM0.35m | 9:15PM0.31m | 9:35AM0.30m | 10:00PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 54 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 17 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 47 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 19 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 76 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 59 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 30 |
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