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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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ENE 8 | |
7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 78 | 75 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.85m | 6:24AM1.71m | 6:50PM1.83m | 7:11AM1.68m | 7:36PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.34m | 00:25AM0.38m | 12:37PM0.37m | 1:11AM0.40m | 1:23PM0.40m | 1:58AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | SE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ENE 8 |
1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 78 | 75 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NE 5 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | SE 18 | E 9 | ENE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 |
7 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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