
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
394 | 331 | 286 | 220 | 172 | 172 | 116 | 116 | 66 | 68 | 52 | 160 | 178 | 1151 | 620 | 1137 | 437 | 538 | 558 | 540 | 531 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02AM1.70m | 7:24PM1.80m | 7:46AM1.70m | 8:08PM1.77m | 8:33AM1.71m | 8:55PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.31m | 1:47AM0.33m | 2:03PM0.33m | 2:32AM0.32m | 2:52PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
394 | 331 | 286 | 220 | 172 | 172 | 116 | 116 | 66 | 68 | 50 | 160 | 154 | 316 | 620 | 3 | 437 | 538 | 558 | 540 | 531 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 21 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 52 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 23 | E 16 | SE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | ENE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | — | SE 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 32 | 31 | — | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | S 3 | S 7 | S 11 | S 4 | SSE 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 178 | 1151 | 34 | 1137 | 49 | 45 | 37 | 26 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 313 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 35 |
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