
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 23 | SE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | S 22 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
427 | 427 | 572 | 684 | 643 | 627 | 604 | 679 | 670 | 559 | 1119 | 1193 | 1546 | 1071 | 1341 | 317 | 313 | 284 | 232 | 178 | 368 | 360 | 327 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:34AM2.03m | 7:05PM2.17m | 7:31AM1.99m | 8:00PM2.08m | 8:28AM1.94m | 8:55PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.01m | 12:53PM-0.04m | 1:29AM0.02m | 1:49PM0.02m | 2:23AM0.06m | 2:45PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 23 | SE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | SE 19 | SE 18 |
427 | 427 | 572 | 684 | 643 | 627 | 604 | 679 | 670 | 559 | 530 | 1193 | 1172 | 1071 | 845 | 317 | 313 | 243 | 225 | 178 | 168 | 360 | 327 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 19 | E 13 | E 13 |
57 | 79 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 70 | 483 | 1119 | 515 | 417 | 405 | 317 | 280 | 267 | 284 | 232 | 166 | 368 | 166 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 25 | — | — | — | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | S 22 | SE 22 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 20 | — | — | — |
97 | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 77 | 63 | — | — | — | 1546 | 866 | 1341 | 229 | 220 | 18 | 18 | 101 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 175 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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