Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 121 | 38 | 71 | 38 | 101 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 106 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:28PM1.83m | 3:48AM1.78m | 4:10PM1.86m | 4:31AM1.83m | 4:54PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.30m | 9:39PM0.30m | 9:56AM0.26m | 10:23PM0.26m | 10:44AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | E 16 | SSE 14 | E 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 14 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 71 | 28 | 101 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 44 | 31 | 106 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 16 | NE 6 | E 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | E 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 21 | 11 | 43 | 46 | 70 | 39 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 16 | SE 10 | E 16 | ENE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 22 | 58 | 20 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 71 | 42 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | E 16 | E 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | — | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 76 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 35 | 44 | 154 | 31 | 0 |
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