Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.80m | 11:20AM1.79m | 11:40PM1.73m | 12:13PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.27m | 5:28PM0.37m | 5:50AM0.33m | 6:20PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 30 | 30 | 71 | 36 | 71 | 177 | 204 |
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