Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 222 | 211 | 169 | 141 | 113 | 86 | 122 | 119 | 65 | 262 | 433 | 477 | 378 | 268 | 311 | 422 | 427 | 469 | 549 | 552 | 510 | 689 | 736 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.62m | 8:40PM1.75m | 9:03AM1.62m | 9:24PM1.73m | 9:50AM1.65m | 10:11PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.38m | 3:04AM0.38m | 3:17PM0.38m | 3:47AM0.36m | 4:04PM0.38m | 4:33AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | |  | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 216 | 222 | 211 | 169 | 141 | 113 | 86 | 90 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 47 | 177 | 194 | 311 | 422 | 427 | 469 | 549 | 552 | 510 | 689 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | E 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 75 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 48 | — | 86 | 84 | 83 | 109 | 73 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | S 22 | S 14 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 76 | 122 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | 22 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 19 | 41 | 262 | 433 | 477 | 378 | 268 | 158 | 77 | 125 | 73 | 327 | 214 | 140 | 123 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 56 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 35 | 35 | 153 | 155 | 153 | 153 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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