Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 19 | SSE 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 736 | 418 | 278 | 169 | 156 | 142 | 99 | 93 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 92 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 115 | 104 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:45AM1.70m | 5:11PM1.86m | 5:28AM1.70m | 5:53PM1.85m | 6:10AM1.68m | 6:35PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.36m | 11:28PM0.41m | 11:37AM0.35m | 00:12AM0.39m | 12:21PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 518 | 418 | 278 | 169 | 68 | 68 | 22 | 20 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 92 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 115 | 104 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 127 | 125 | 70 | 68 | 156 | 142 | 70 | 70 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | 736 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 93 | 68 | 63 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 49 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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