Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 50 | 106 | 101 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 99 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross |
High Tide | 4:10PM1.86m | 4:31AM1.83m | 4:54PM1.87m | 5:17AM1.89m | 5:39PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.26m | 10:23PM0.26m | 10:44AM0.23m | 11:09PM0.22m | 11:34AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 90 | 89 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 54 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 99 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 106 | 101 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 5 | ESE 15 | E 15 | NE 8 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 71 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 29 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | SE 6 | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 42 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 30 | 35 | 56 | 154 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10 |
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