
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
757 | 669 | 458 | 376 | 284 | 118 | 111 | 114 | 167 | 162 | 130 | 157 | 149 | 112 | 84 | 58 | 52 | 49 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:48AM1.97m | 6:12PM1.96m | 6:38AM1.94m | 7:02PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.10m | 12:07PM0.13m | 00:32AM0.14m | 12:58PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
757 | 669 | 458 | 376 | 284 | 118 | 111 | 114 | 42 | 162 | 130 | 157 | 149 | 112 | 84 | 58 | 52 | 49 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 3 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 18 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | NE 4 |
17 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 3 | 26 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | SE 16 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | NE 3 | N 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
— | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 56 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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