Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 18 | ENE 7 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 19 | 27 | 31 | 17 | 26 | 18 | 154 | 142 | 132 | 181 | 165 | 157 | 206 | 200 | 195 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.67m | 1:50PM1.78m | 2:07AM1.67m | 2:34PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.46m | 7:24AM0.41m | 7:57PM0.47m | 8:09AM0.41m | 8:43PM0.46m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 5 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 53 | 19 | 27 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 132 | 181 | 165 | 157 | 206 | 200 | 195 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | E 17 | E 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 154 | 142 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 10 | S 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | E 18 | SE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 2 | — | WSW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 1 | 56 | 56 | 43 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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