Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
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 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | SE 15 | SE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 94 | 103 | 85 | 19 | 59 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 302 | 743 | 915 | 655 | 386 | 248 | 140 | 123 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:24PM2.06m | 9:54AM1.90m | 10:21PM1.96m | 10:53AM1.85m | 11:17PM1.88m | 11:50AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.09m | 4:06PM0.14m | 4:39AM0.14m | 5:02PM0.23m | 5:32AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 94 | 103 | 85 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 302 | 743 | 915 | 655 | 386 | 248 | 140 | 123 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | E 16 | SSE 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 3 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 10 | E 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 16 | NE 5 | SE 16 | S 14 | S 10 | SE 14 | SE 4 | SSE 18 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | S 16 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 95 | — | 78 | — | — | 59 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | 46 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 35 | 56 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 150 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 67 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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