Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 53 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.79m | 11:40PM1.73m | 12:13PM1.77m | 00:32AM1.69m | 1:03PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.27m | 5:28PM0.37m | 5:50AM0.33m | 6:20PM0.43m | 6:38AM0.38m | 7:09PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 53 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 4 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 25 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 71 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 126 | 204 | 204 | 218 | 126 | 126 | 287 | 31 | 35 | 0 |
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