Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 18 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 19 | SSE 7 | SE 19 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
72 | 72 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 64 | 78 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 69 | 354 | 168 | 107 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47PM2.14m | 6:12AM2.01m | 6:39PM2.08m | 7:05AM1.97m | 7:31PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.04m | 12:30PM0.03m | 1:02AM0.07m | 1:24PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
72 | 16 | 72 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 35 | 39 | 51 | 69 | 71 | 44 | 107 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
16 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 64 | 18 | 58 | 57 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 3 | 43 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 19 | SE 17 |
5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 78 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 15 | 88 | 76 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | S 19 | SSE 7 | SSW 4 | SW 3 |
— | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 354 | 168 | 7 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 153 | 31 | 96 | 153 | 153 | 23 |
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