Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 18 | SE 17 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 70 | 54 | 77 | 91 | 99 | 169 | 53 | 265 | 96 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 66 | 141 | 144 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:39PM2.08m | 7:05AM1.97m | 7:31PM1.99m | 8:00AM1.91m | 8:24PM1.90m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.07m | 1:24PM0.10m | 1:53AM0.12m | 2:18PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 51 | 54 | 77 | 91 | 99 | 46 | 53 | 110 | 96 | 68 | 68 | 41 | 64 | 141 | 144 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 17 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 78 | 70 | 39 | 43 | 29 | 46 | 3 | 41 | 48 | 42 | 65 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | ESE 12 | E 9 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 72 | 15 | 45 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SE 8 | SW 3 | SSE 7 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 3 | — | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 17 | 64 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 169 | 2 | 265 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 153 | 153 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 153 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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