
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (14 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 51 | 38 | 115 | 38 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 17 | 73 | 53 | 36 | 67 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:28PM1.64m | 9:53AM1.76m | 10:17PM1.60m | 10:41AM1.73m | 11:05PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.42m | 4:13PM0.44m | 4:23AM0.44m | 4:58PM0.45m | 5:08AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | |
— | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | 8:32 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 14 | SSE 14 |
74 | 51 | 16 | 49 | 38 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 17 | 73 | 53 | 28 | 8 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | — | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
10 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 16 | 39 | 38 | 9 | 67 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | S 9 | — | — | SE 11 | NNE 8 | S 9 |
— | — | 21 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | — | — | 5 | 26 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NW 2 | N 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
63 | — | 38 | 115 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 71 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 74 | 74 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 74 | 31 | 96 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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