Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (07 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 20 | SE 21 | SSE 21 | SE 21 | SE 21 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 88 | 62 | 44 | 28 | 78 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 62 | 79 | 69 | 62 | 149 | 280 | 2654 | 3932 | 4325 | 4222 | 3885 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:17PM1.73m | 9:39AM1.57m | 10:01PM1.71m | 10:24AM1.59m | 10:45PM1.71m | 11:12AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.42m | 3:48PM0.42m | 4:21AM0.41m | 4:33PM0.41m | 5:04AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | W 3 | SSE 18 | SSE 20 | SE 21 | SSE 21 | SE 21 | SE 21 |
96 | 88 | 62 | 44 | 28 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 62 | 79 | 69 | 62 | 1 | 280 | 2654 | 3932 | 4325 | 4222 | 3885 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | S 4 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SSE 21 |
5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1512 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | E 16 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | — | SE 14 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 6 | — | — | NE 10 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SSE 16 | S 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
7 | — | — | — | 3 | 78 | — | — | 23 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 149 | 108 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
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