Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 149 | 170 | 136 | 81 | 74 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 67 | 65 | 48 | 102 | 57 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.76m | 1:35AM1.65m | 2:02PM1.78m | 2:19AM1.67m | 2:44PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.48m | 7:35AM0.42m | 8:08PM0.46m | 8:19AM0.39m | 8:52PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 149 | 170 | 136 | 81 | 74 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 67 | 65 | 48 | 58 | 57 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 14 | E 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 18 | SE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 37 | 36 | 102 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 71 | 38 | 19 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 19 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 519 | 189 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 36 | 23 | 41 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 96 | 96 | 36 | 0 |
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