
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Fri night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
255 | 247 | 239 | 235 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 137 | 134 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 88 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM1.71m | 5:21PM1.86m | 5:38AM1.71m | 6:02PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.38m | 11:04AM0.31m | 11:38PM0.36m | 11:48AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
255 | 247 | 239 | 235 | 187 | 184 | 180 | 137 | 134 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 88 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 15 | ENE 8 |
11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 47 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 5 | S 12 | NE 8 | — | E 18 | S 15 | S 15 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 |
30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 74 | 96 | 74 | 0 | 35 | 126 |
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