
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
455 | 448 | 263 | 258 | 201 | 444 | 336 | 331 | 286 | 220 | 172 | 144 | 116 | 116 | 93 | 67 | 38 | 152 | 287 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.83m | 7:02AM1.70m | 7:24PM1.80m | 7:46AM1.70m | 8:08PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.33m | 1:17PM0.31m | 1:47AM0.33m | 2:03PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
455 | 448 | 263 | 258 | 184 | 444 | 336 | 331 | 286 | 220 | 172 | 144 | 116 | 116 | 93 | 67 | 33 | 152 | 287 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 21 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 11 | ESE 12 |
239 | 233 | 246 | 204 | 201 | 295 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 32 | 38 | 33 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 10 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 9 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 23 | E 16 | SE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | ENE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 14 | E 13 |
6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | S 4 | SW 3 |
6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 |
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