Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 64 | 45 | 42 | 72 | 109 | 108 | 104 | 127 | 122 | 68 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.77m | 11:07PM1.68m | 11:39AM1.75m | 00:00AM1.65m | 12:29PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.34m | 4:56PM0.42m | 5:14AM0.40m | 5:47PM0.46m | 6:03AM0.43m | 6:36PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 64 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 108 | 104 | 127 | 122 | 68 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 15 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | — | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 109 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | S 16 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 16 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 72 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 19 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56 | 74 | 74 | 96 | 74 |
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