Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
9.7° C
0.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
S
12
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
11
11
5
5
4
5
12
4
15
34
21
16
15
31
52
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:40PM1.73m
12:13PM1.77m
00:32AM1.69m
1:03PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.33m
6:20PM0.43m
6:38AM0.38m
7:09PM0.46m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
15
15
10
9
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
5
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
11
11
6
6
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