Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 59mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 111 | 216 | 435 | 386 | 327 | 476 | 476 | 724 | 375 | 434 | 408 | 431 | 606 | 670 | 663 | 917 | 495 | 566 | 651 | 714 | 813 | 924 | 1219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | 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-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:24PM1.73m | 9:50AM1.65m | 10:11PM1.73m | 10:41AM1.70m | 11:02PM1.74m | 11:35AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.36m | 4:04PM0.38m | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:55PM0.36m | 5:21AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 63 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 81 | 327 | 476 | 476 | 724 | 375 | 434 | 408 | 431 | 606 | 670 | 663 | 917 | 495 | 566 | 651 | 714 | 813 | 924 | 1219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 9 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 14 | SE 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 156 | 38 | — | — | 125 | 124 | 83 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 19 | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 11 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 111 | 216 | 435 | 386 | 281 | 109 | 65 | 540 | 81 | 203 | — | — | — | 44 | 71 | 657 | 88 | 132 | 185 | 164 | 181 | 161 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 96 | 96 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 |
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