Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Leithfield Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Leithfield Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Leithfield Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Leithfield Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Christchurch International Airport

36 km S210 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
3 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud

ChristchurchAeroAws

39 km S36 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
clearClear skies
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
5.5 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Christchurch

42 km S12 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 357°)
5
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Taylor's Mistake

44 km S220 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
-
10
light winds from the ENE
(9 km/h at 68°)
15
10.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awaparahi wx

46 km S243 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 47°)
5
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oxford wx

49 km SW287 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 279°)
5
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

CHGPC Allandale

52 km S200 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (48 kph from 79 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
6.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lincoln Broadfield

55 km S23 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
no report
20
light winds from the NE
(19 km/h at 40°)
10.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station

68 km SSE238 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the NNW
(17 km/h at 330°)
10.4 °C-
-

no observation

Le Bons Bay Automatic Weather Station

68 km SSE238 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
20
light winds from the NW
(19 km/h at 320°)
9.3 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Leithfield Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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