Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 207 | 316 | 534 | 541 | 617 | 736 | 475 | 278 | 169 | 166 | 179 | 97 | 92 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 94 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.85m | 4:45AM1.70m | 5:11PM1.86m | 5:28AM1.70m | 5:53PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.37m | 10:44PM0.42m | 10:53AM0.36m | 11:28PM0.41m | 11:37AM0.35m | 00:12AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 130 | 135 | 151 | 534 | 541 | 617 | 518 | 475 | 278 | 169 | 154 | 142 | 68 | 20 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 94 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 80 | 207 | 316 | 149 | 146 | 133 | 127 | 125 | 70 | 68 | 120 | 122 | 97 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 19 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 56 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 736 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 92 | 68 | 62 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 166 | 179 | 19 | 38 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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