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Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | |
18 | 40 | 67 | 125 | 164 | 121 | 104 | 107 | 135 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 179 | 196 | 138 | 123 | 116 | 113 | 106 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:48PM2.02m | 11:18AM1.87m | 11:45PM1.95m | 12:15PM1.84m | 00:38AM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.11m | 5:06AM0.13m | 5:27PM0.18m | 6:00AM0.17m | 6:22PM0.24m | 6:52AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
18 | 40 | 67 | 125 | 164 | 121 | 104 | 107 | 135 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 179 | 196 | 138 | 123 | 116 | 113 | 106 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
2 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 4 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | E 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 16 |
— | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 35 |
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