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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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
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 Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
85 | 114 | 100 | 100 | 134 | 160 | 157 | 185 | 234 | 234 | 262 | 216 | 360 | 307 | 276 | 300 | 312 | 265 | 222 | 180 | 176 | 131 | 135 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:12AM1.71m | 5:38PM1.85m | 5:57AM1.70m | 6:22PM1.84m | 6:41AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.40m | 11:22AM0.37m | 11:58PM0.41m | 12:07PM0.37m | 00:43AM0.41m | 12:52PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 |
85 | 114 | 100 | 100 | 134 | 160 | 157 | 185 | — | 234 | 262 | 216 | 360 | 307 | 276 | 300 | 312 | 265 | 222 | 180 | 176 | 131 | 6 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 3 | S 11 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | SE 12 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | SSE 13 | S 5 | SSE 13 | S 5 | S 12 | S 16 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | NNW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 4 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 456 | 527 | 234 | — | 792 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 74 | 0 |
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