Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 3°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 159 | 140 | 399 | 345 | 141 | 115 | 92 | 325 | 204 | 153 | 135 | 128 | 147 | 332 | 407 | 356 | 400 | 461 | 575 | 515 | 451 | 389 | 382 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.75m | 1:32PM1.79m | 1:49AM1.71m | 2:19PM1.79m | 2:35AM1.70m | 3:02PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.37m | 7:10AM0.32m | 7:40PM0.41m | 7:56AM0.36m | 8:28PM0.44m | 8:41AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 183 | 159 | 140 | 162 | 177 | 141 | 115 | 92 | 71 | 204 | 153 | 135 | 128 | 147 | 332 | 407 | 356 | 400 | 461 | 575 | 515 | 451 | 389 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | — | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 22 | — | 4 | 62 | 70 | — | — | — | 16 | 80 | 82 | 52 | 53 | 72 | 67 | 265 | 302 | 9 | 31 | 84 | 161 | 211 | 148 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 12 | E 10 | S 9 | SE 17 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 41 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 49 | 18 | 48 | 188 | 61 | 12 | 8 | 82 | 65 | 63 | 31 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 20 | 399 | 345 | 120 | 47 | 59 | 325 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 96 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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