Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
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 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1715 | 1273 | 849 | 545 | 418 | 254 | 202 | 144 | 115 | 67 | 122 | 183 | 321 | 248 | 209 | 137 | 101 | 75 | 57 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33PM1.74m | 12:02PM1.72m | 00:23AM1.77m | 12:55PM1.82m | 1:16AM1.83m | 1:49PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.32m | 6:12PM0.33m | 6:38AM0.26m | 7:06PM0.28m | 7:29AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
1715 | 1273 | 849 | 545 | 418 | 254 | 202 | 144 | 115 | 67 | 122 | 183 | 321 | 248 | 209 | 137 | 101 | 75 | 57 | 39 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | — | — | S 15 | SE 17 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | 4 | 11 | 31 | 99 | 76 | 22 | 47 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | ESE 16 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 16 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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