Leithfield Beach, New Zealand, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Leithfield Beach in Kaikoura is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the west northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

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This is the surf forecast page for Leithfield Beach, Kaikoura. Use the tab navigation above to view Leithfield Beach sea temperature, Leithfield Beach photographs, Leithfield Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Leithfield Beach webcams, current wind from Kaikoura live weather stations and Leithfield Beach tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Leithfield Beach. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other Kaikoura surf breaks near to Leithfield Beach to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Leithfield Beach: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Waikuku Beach	7 mi
Second closest break	Kairaki Beach	14 mi
Third closest break	Motunau Beach	17 mi
Fourth closest break	Fields	19 mi
Fifth closest break	New Brighton Beach	19 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Leithfield Beach:
Closest ski area	Hanmer (New Zealand)	53 mi
Second closest ski area	Craigieburn (New Zealand)	54 mi
Third closest ski area	Broken River (New Zealand)	55 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mount Cheeseman (New Zealand)	55 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mount Lyford (New Zealand)	55 mi
Tide stations nearest to Leithfield Beach:
Closest tide station	Lyttelton, New Zealand	29 mi
Second closest tide station	Lyttelton, New Zealand (2)	29 mi
Third closest tide station	Akaroa, New Zealand	43 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Akaroa, New Zealand(2)	43 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Kaikoura, New Zealand	71 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Leithfield Beach:
Closest city location	Christchurch (New Zealand)	25 mi
Second closest city location	Nelson (New Zealand)	134 mi
Third closest city location	Wellington (New Zealand)	167 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ritchie (New Zealand)	180 mi
Fifth closest city location	Okuru (New Zealand)	200 mi

Leithfield Beach, New Zealand, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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