Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 55 | 35 | 14 | 52 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.65m | 12:29PM1.75m | 00:49AM1.64m | 1:17PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.43m | 6:36PM0.48m | 6:49AM0.44m | 7:23PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | E 14 | E 14 |
37 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 52 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 10 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
9 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 9 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | — | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 |
5 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
6 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 55 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 45 | 36 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 56 | 74 | 30 | 74 | 96 | 74 | 1 | 126 | 216 | 126 | 519 | 126 | 23 |
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