Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 490 | 490 | 490 | 488 | 495 | 495 | 411 | 411 | 340 | 330 | 255 | 247 | 239 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 98 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.84m | 4:15AM1.71m | 4:40PM1.86m | 4:56AM1.71m | 5:21PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.37m | 10:11PM0.41m | 10:21AM0.34m | 10:55PM0.38m | 11:04AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 490 | 490 | 490 | 488 | 495 | 495 | 411 | 411 | 340 | 330 | 255 | 247 | 239 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 98 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 22 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | NE 7 | S 12 | NE 8 | S 16 | E 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | — | 5 | — | 38 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 73 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 10 | 28 |
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