
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 81 | 181 | 21 | 18 | 75 | 181 | 268 | 164 | 86 | 79 | 101 | 104 | 94 | 87 | 87 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.98m | 10:15PM1.83m | 10:49AM1.99m | 11:16PM1.83m | 11:51AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.18m | 4:14PM0.22m | 4:33AM0.18m | 5:12PM0.22m | 5:31AM0.17m | 6:10PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 4 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
37 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 181 | 268 | 164 | 86 | 79 | 101 | 104 | 94 | 87 | 87 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 17 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 16 | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 15 |
2 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 81 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 8 | — | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | WNW 3 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — |
25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 181 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 56 | 56 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 10 | 0 |
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