Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 459 | 517 | 526 | 517 | 451 | 389 | 389 | 326 | 259 | 249 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 161 | 161 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 202 | 305 | 434 | 439 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:35AM1.70m | 3:02PM1.81m | 3:19AM1.70m | 3:45PM1.83m | 4:02AM1.70m | 4:28PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.38m | 9:14PM0.44m | 9:25AM0.38m | 9:59PM0.43m | 10:09AM0.37m | 10:44PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 18 |
| kJ | 443 | 459 | 517 | 526 | 517 | 451 | 389 | 389 | 326 | 259 | 249 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 161 | 161 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 135 | 143 | 434 | 439 | 444 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 79 | 128 | 218 | 209 | 200 | 132 | 238 | 204 | 173 | 93 | 54 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 79 | 202 | 305 | 149 | 149 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 8 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | SE 17 | SSE 4 | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 240 | 427 | 89 | 75 | 43 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 21 | 12 | 2 | — | 78 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 28 | 10 | 10 |
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