Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.1°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SE
17
1
SE
4
1.2
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
81
74
39
35
68
25
67
65
64
59
76
77
75
67
45
45
57
70
32
859
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
40
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
5
WNW
10
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:02PM1.78m
2:19AM1.67m
2:44PM1.81m
3:01AM1.69m
3:25PM1.83m
Low Tide
7:35AM0.42m
8:08PM0.46m
8:19AM0.39m
8:52PM0.42m
9:03AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
2
Temp °C
9
14
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
17
15
15
12
9
9
10
11
13
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
12
11
8
7
7
8
7
9
10
7
10
10
7
7
8
10
12
10
6
4
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