Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 124 | 222 | 319 | 260 | 168 | 125 | 92 | 31 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 34 | 42 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.74m | 4:46PM1.86m | 5:04AM1.76m | 5:27PM1.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.35m | 10:30AM0.28m | 11:01PM0.31m | 11:15AM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 104 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 168 | 125 | 92 | 36 | 39 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 50 | 46 | 44 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 34 | 42 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 2 | — |
| kJ | 140 | 124 | 222 | 319 | 260 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 76 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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