
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
411 | 411 | 340 | 395 | 255 | 243 | 239 | 233 | 187 | 184 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 42 | 88 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:15AM1.71m | 4:40PM1.86m | 4:56AM1.71m | 5:21PM1.86m | 5:38AM1.71m | 6:02PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.34m | 10:55PM0.38m | 11:04AM0.31m | 11:38PM0.36m | 11:48AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 |
411 | 411 | 340 | 395 | 255 | 243 | 239 | 233 | 187 | 184 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 65 | 64 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 88 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 17 | ENE 5 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
20 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 67 | 42 | 47 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 14 | SE 14 | SSE 17 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 17 | E 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ENE 8 |
— | 4 | 8 | 102 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 37 | 8 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 58 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | W 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
5 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 78 | 80 | 107 | 14 | 25 | — | 2 | 25 | 90 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 96 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 126 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 150 | 156 |
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