Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 23 | SE 23 | SE 23 | SSE 23 | SE 21 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 55 | 31 | 81 | 130 | 205 | 207 | 270 | 339 | 427 | 572 | 684 | 643 | 627 | 604 | 688 | 566 | 551 | 1109 | 1203 | 1263 | 891 | 646 | 408 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38AM2.05m | 6:10PM2.22m | 6:34AM2.03m | 7:05PM2.17m | 7:31AM1.99m | 8:00PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM-0.06m | 00:34AM0.01m | 12:53PM-0.04m | 1:29AM0.02m | 1:49PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 23 | SE 23 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 55 | 31 | 81 | 130 | 205 | 207 | 270 | 339 | 427 | 572 | 684 | 643 | 627 | 604 | 688 | 566 | 551 | 530 | 1203 | 1193 | 400 | 317 | 317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 17 | E 17 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 16 | SE 8 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SSE 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 23 | SE 21 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 123 | 68 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 114 | 69 | 365 | 1109 | 515 | 417 | 891 | 646 | 408 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 7 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | — | NE 3 | — | — | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 25 | S 9 | — | — | SSE 23 | — | — | SE 23 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 23 | 57 | — | 3 | — | — | 110 | 76 | 77 | 24 | 58 | — | — | 1263 | — | — | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | SE 7 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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