
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | 26 | 73 | 54 | 183 | 53 | 65 | 57 | 54 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 135 | 169 | 148 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 260 | 220 | 1029 | 205 | 140 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:36AM2.09m | 8:01PM1.92m | 8:33AM2.10m | 9:00PM1.91m | 9:33AM2.09m | 10:00PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.10m | 2:03PM0.13m | 2:20AM0.09m | 3:00PM0.13m | 3:18AM0.09m | 3:59PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | N 4 | NE 5 | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 12 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
27 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 183 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 73 | 75 | 38 | 135 | 169 | 148 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 260 | 220 | 1029 | 205 | 140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 17 | SSE 5 | NE 5 | SE 15 | — | — | SE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 16 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 56 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 4 | S 8 | NNE 4 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 12 | — | SE 13 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 15 | NE 15 | SSE 15 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | — | SE 12 | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
7 | 9 | 10 | 73 | 54 | 40 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 2 | — | 248 | 2 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 30 | 30 | 96 | 76 | 71 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 56 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 189 | 74 | 28 |
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