
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
575 | 657 | 834 | 610 | 608 | 556 | 659 | 644 | 562 | 573 | 595 | 595 | 599 | 517 | 442 | 451 | 442 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 242 | 196 | 192 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.74m | 11:35AM1.78m | 11:57PM1.77m | 12:32PM1.88m | 00:55AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.33m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.28m | 7:08AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
575 | 657 | 834 | 610 | 608 | 556 | 659 | 644 | 562 | 573 | 595 | 595 | 599 | 517 | 442 | 451 | 442 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 242 | 196 | 192 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 17 | — | SSE 16 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 |
97 | 101 | — | 26 | — | 25 | 23 | 21 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 60 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 75 | 85 | 80 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | SE 21 | SSE 20 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 75 | 73 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 78 | 9 | 17 | 77 | 176 | 35 | 35 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | SW 3 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 30 | 726 | 3 | 147 | 33 | 293 | 168 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 70 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 31 | 153 | 35 | 153 | 155 | 153 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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