
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 264 | 453 | 622 | 679 | 625 | 508 | 447 | 447 | 458 | 371 | 358 | 287 | 223 | 245 | 72 | 148 | 138 | 51 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.93m | 7:28PM1.87m | 7:56AM1.96m | 8:20PM1.86m | 8:50AM1.97m | 9:16PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.20m | 1:26PM0.21m | 1:47AM0.19m | 2:20PM0.21m | 2:41AM0.18m | 3:17PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 12 | NE 5 | SSE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 |
140 | 264 | 453 | 622 | 679 | 625 | 508 | 447 | 447 | 458 | 371 | 358 | 287 | 223 | 245 | 72 | 21 | 138 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 10 |
5 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 61 | 148 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | SSE 15 |
54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 20 | 51 | 30 | 19 | — | — | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 140 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 1 | 0 |
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