
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (01 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 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 Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 142 | 99 | 93 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 88 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 85 | 116 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.86m | 5:28AM1.70m | 5:53PM1.85m | 6:10AM1.68m | 6:35PM1.83m | 6:53AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.41m | 11:37AM0.35m | 00:12AM0.39m | 12:21PM0.35m | 00:56AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | |
5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | E 10 | 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 |
68 | 68 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 88 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 85 | 116 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 16 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
154 | 142 | 68 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SE 16 | S 14 | S 16 | S 14 | S 16 | S 7 | S 15 | — | — |
— | — | 99 | 93 | 68 | 63 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 17 | 37 | 33 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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