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Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | |
374 | 418 | 463 | 482 | 410 | 363 | 209 | 370 | 231 | 170 | 128 | 125 | 98 | 137 | 74 | 52 | 46 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 84 | 90 | 3 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.84m | 6:41AM1.68m | 7:06PM1.82m | 7:26AM1.65m | 7:51PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM0.37m | 00:43AM0.41m | 12:52PM0.39m | 1:28AM0.42m | 1:37PM0.40m | 2:13AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
— | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 |
374 | 418 | 463 | 482 | 410 | 363 | 209 | 370 | 231 | 170 | 6 | 6 | 98 | 137 | 74 | 52 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 4 | SE 14 | ENE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | E 12 |
3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 155 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | NE 15 | S 14 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 11 | — | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | 6 | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 128 | 125 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 90 | 100 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 10 |
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