Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (05 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 94 | 92 | 64 | 41 | 26 | 72 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.75m | 8:55AM1.58m | 9:17PM1.73m | 9:39AM1.57m | 10:01PM1.71m | 10:24AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.43m | 3:04PM0.42m | 3:39AM0.42m | 3:48PM0.42m | 4:21AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
51 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 94 | 92 | 64 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 18 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
— | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 14 | E 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | E 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 2 | N 2 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | SSW 2 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 50 | 52 | — | — | 4 | 72 | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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