
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
440 | 504 | 379 | 566 | 651 | 884 | 834 | 720 | 616 | 754 | 657 | 621 | 530 | 458 | 541 | 505 | 507 | 434 | 410 | 347 | 375 | 375 | 313 | 244 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.70m | 11:02PM1.74m | 11:35AM1.78m | 11:57PM1.77m | 12:32PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:55PM0.36m | 5:21AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.33m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
440 | 504 | 379 | 566 | 651 | 884 | 834 | 720 | 616 | 754 | 657 | 621 | 530 | 458 | 541 | 505 | 507 | 434 | 410 | 347 | 375 | 375 | 313 | 244 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 14 | E 12 | S 13 | S 18 | SSE 17 | — | — | SSE 16 | S 22 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 |
12 | 7 | 139 | 30 | 97 | 101 | — | — | 25 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 36 | 32 | 60 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 13 | SE 14 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SE 21 | S 14 |
8 | 54 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 75 | 36 | 112 | 152 | — | — | — | 86 | 78 | 83 | 77 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | S 7 | SSE 16 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 7 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 10 | SW 3 | S 9 |
— | 52 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 657 | 749 | 26 | 255 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 33 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 125 | 2 | 79 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 153 | 153 | 35 | 155 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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