Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | S 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 52 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.73m | 12:13PM1.77m | 00:32AM1.69m | 1:03PM1.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.33m | 6:20PM0.43m | 6:38AM0.38m | 7:09PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | — | ESE 12 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 2 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 341 | 204 | 313 | 218 | 126 | 126 | 115 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
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