
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | SSE 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
101 | 61 | 70 | 84 | 97 | 103 | 107 | 166 | 289 | 322 | 306 | 273 | 187 | 142 | 112 | 89 | 89 | 67 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48AM1.95m | 5:11PM1.95m | 5:36AM1.95m | 5:58PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.13m | 11:03AM0.15m | 11:28PM0.15m | 11:54AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 306 | 273 | 187 | 142 | 112 | 89 | 4 | 67 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | E 14 | S 11 | S 9 | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
10 | 7 | — | 4 | 36 | 14 | — | 16 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 18 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | E 12 | — | S 8 | S 8 |
9 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | ENE 7 | — | — |
101 | 45 | 70 | 84 | 97 | 103 | 107 | 166 | 289 | 322 | 923 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 89 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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