
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
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 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 56 | 148 | 278 | 429 | 444 | 368 | 268 | 164 | 134 | 85 | 59 | 56 | 34 | 56 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 47 | 73 | 51 | 29 | 24 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:29PM2.21m | 7:55AM2.00m | 8:26PM2.14m | 8:55AM1.95m | 9:24PM2.06m | 9:54AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.02m | 2:12PM-0.01m | 2:50AM0.05m | 3:10PM0.06m | 3:45AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | |
4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
56 | 56 | 148 | 278 | 429 | 444 | 368 | 268 | 164 | 134 | 85 | 59 | 56 | 34 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 47 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 23 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | — | — | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 18 | E 17 | SE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | E 13 | SSE 15 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
29 | 29 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 73 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 15 | E 14 | E 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | — | 15 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 4 | NW 2 | — | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 16 | 19 | 25 | 41 | 56 | 8 | 2 | — | 24 | 64 | 51 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 96 | 126 | 74 | 96 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 150 | 0 | 28 | 67 |
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