
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | S 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
118 | 118 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 76 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 29 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.98m | 1:52AM1.89m | 2:27PM2.09m | 2:49AM1.95m | 3:24PM2.17m | 3:46AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.10m | 8:44PM0.16m | 9:02AM0.04m | 9:43PM0.10m | 10:01AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 6 |
118 | 118 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 37 | 29 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
65 | 61 | 43 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 10 | SE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
34 | 33 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 40 | 76 | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 23 | 41 | 23 | 74 | 74 |
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