Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s 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 (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 799 | 317 | 313 | 281 | 236 | 178 | 178 | 171 | 357 | 327 | 408 | 623 | 837 | 1055 | 794 | 735 | 522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:00PM2.08m | 8:28AM1.94m | 8:55PM1.99m | 9:26AM1.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.06m | 2:45PM0.11m | 3:17AM0.12m | 3:40PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 799 | 317 | 313 | 247 | 236 | 178 | 178 | 166 | 357 | 327 | 408 | 623 | 837 | 1055 | 794 | 735 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 317 | 270 | 267 | 281 | 232 | 171 | 156 | 136 | 115 | 110 | 108 | 106 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 20 | SE 7 | SE 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 224 | 159 | 18 | 17 | 62 | 11 | 171 | 220 | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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