
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
442 | 434 | 375 | 375 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 234 | 192 | 192 | 149 | 149 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 25 | 32 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.88m | 00:55AM1.82m | 1:30PM1.98m | 1:52AM1.89m | 2:27PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.28m | 7:08AM0.17m | 7:45PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 |
442 | 434 | 375 | 375 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 234 | 192 | 192 | 149 | 149 | 118 | 116 | 113 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | E 9 |
29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 74 | 84 | 80 | 70 | 65 | 61 | 43 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 16 | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | SE 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 |
— | — | 86 | — | 78 | 49 | 17 | 121 | 173 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 50 | 51 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 10 | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 139 | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 72 | |
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 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
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