Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
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 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 562 | 359 | 471 | 486 | 501 | 474 | 500 | 440 | 514 | 639 | 564 | 651 | 989 | 482 | 546 | 682 | 984 | 961 | 850 | 707 | 831 | 862 | 658 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.65m | 10:11PM1.73m | 10:41AM1.70m | 11:02PM1.74m | 11:35AM1.78m | 11:57PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.36m | 4:04PM0.38m | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:55PM0.36m | 5:21AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 506 | 359 | 471 | 486 | 501 | 474 | 500 | 440 | 514 | 639 | 564 | 651 | 989 | 482 | 546 | 682 | 984 | 961 | 850 | 707 | 831 | 862 | 658 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 21 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 86 | 85 | 83 | 78 | 73 | 21 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 21 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 73 | 120 | 48 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 241 | 562 | 219 | 107 | 46 | 28 | 172 | 113 | — | 68 | 91 | 13 | 12 | 842 | 153 | 167 | 117 | 25 | 23 | 357 | 269 | 181 | 126 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 153 | 35 | 153 | 153 | 35 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
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