Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

10.5° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	NE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 9	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	61	60	60	41	41	25	25	37	31	25	17	17	26	13	12	27	24	37	23	21	9	21	28	21
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide	1:52AM1.89m				2:27PM2.09m				2:49AM1.95m					3:24PM2.17m				3:46AM2.01m				4:20PM2.23m
Low Tide			8:04AM0.10m				8:44PM0.16m					9:02AM0.04m				9:43PM0.10m				10:01AM-0.02m				10:41PM0.05m


	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	7:56
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	4	3	3	6	8	7	6	5	5	6	8	12	13	12	11	9	9	11	12	15	15	14	14	14
Feels °C	1	0	0	3	5	3	3	1	1	2	3	7	7	7	5	4	4	6	8	9	8	8	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	ENE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	ENE 8	E 10	E 10	ENE 6	E 10	E 10	E 14
kJ	61	60	60	41	41	25	25	15	14	16	7	8	14	13	6	6	10	37	2	7	8	2	2	4
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	ENE 8	ENE 5	S 8	S 8	E 10	E 15	E 14	E 10
kJ	16	16	15	14	13	12	4	25	25	25	14	14	7	3	3	3	24	2	1	1	7	4	4	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 10	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 13	SSE 13	ESE 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 9	E 9	S 20	S 18	E 14	S 18	S 18	S 16
kJ	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	2	10	24	17	17	26	12	11	3	6	6	8	6	4	6	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	N 2	N 3	N 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNW 3	N 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	2	12	37	31	1	7	12	10	10	12	27	5	12	23	21	9	21	28	21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	10	10	74	1	0	0	0	30	56	74	74	30	41	35	23	41	74	126	218	71	56
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Lighthouse Reef	Lighthouse Reef	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay			Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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