
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
573 | 573 | 584 | 507 | 442 | 434 | 375 | 375 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 234 | 194 | 188 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:57PM1.77m | 12:32PM1.88m | 00:55AM1.82m | 1:30PM1.98m | 1:52AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.33m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.28m | 7:08AM0.17m | 7:45PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
573 | 573 | 584 | 507 | 442 | 434 | 375 | 375 | 354 | 290 | 239 | 234 | 194 | 188 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
36 | 36 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 74 | 84 | 80 | 70 | 65 | 61 | 44 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 21 | SE 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
73 | 112 | 152 | — | — | — | 86 | 84 | 49 | 9 | 17 | 121 | 174 | 52 | 36 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 20 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 10 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
141 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 94 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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