
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 23 | SE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | E 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
643 | 627 | 604 | 679 | 670 | 559 | 1119 | 1193 | 1532 | 1071 | 799 | 306 | 313 | 243 | 236 | 178 | 315 | 286 | 353 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:05PM2.17m | 7:31AM1.99m | 8:00PM2.08m | 8:28AM1.94m | 8:55PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.02m | 1:49PM0.02m | 2:23AM0.06m | 2:45PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 23 | SE 23 | SSE 23 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 19 |
643 | 627 | 604 | 679 | 670 | 559 | 530 | 1193 | 1172 | 1071 | 377 | 306 | 313 | 236 | 236 | 178 | 168 | 166 | 353 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 21 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | E 13 |
47 | 44 | 44 | 49 | 70 | 483 | 1119 | 515 | 417 | 405 | 799 | 270 | 267 | 243 | 173 | 140 | 315 | 171 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 25 | — | — | — | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | NNE 3 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 20 | — | SSE 19 | ESE 12 |
— | — | 76 | 77 | 63 | — | — | — | 1532 | 222 | 1 | 224 | 159 | 18 | 69 | 101 | — | 286 | 220 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 115 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 28 | 56 |
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