
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNE 6 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
622 | 679 | 625 | 452 | 447 | 447 | 458 | 371 | 353 | 314 | 206 | 99 | 98 | 81 | 84 | 51 | 49 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.93m | 7:28PM1.87m | 7:56AM1.96m | 8:20PM1.86m | 8:50AM1.97m | 9:16PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.21m | 1:47AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.21m | 2:41AM0.18m | 3:17PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 4 |
622 | 679 | 625 | 452 | 447 | 447 | 458 | 371 | 353 | 314 | 206 | 99 | 98 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | NE 3 | SE 10 |
29 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 94 | 61 | 69 | 84 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 60 | 27 | 51 | 49 | 19 | — | 20 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 40 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 140 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 71 | 1 |
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