Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.3° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
17
0.7
E
17
0.9
E
16
0.9
E
16
1
E
17
1.1
E
17
1.1
E
16
1.1
E
16
1.1
E
16
1.1
E
15
1.2
E
15
1.1
E
15
1
SSE
23
1.2
SSE
23
1.3
SSE
23
1.1
SE
23
1.2
SSE
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
270
427
427
572
667
643
627
604
574
670
551
1119
1398
1798
1252
1387
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
S
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
6:10PM2.22m
6:34AM2.03m
7:05PM2.17m
7:31AM1.99m
8:00PM2.08m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.01m
12:53PM-0.04m
1:29AM0.02m
1:49PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
6
5
6
8
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
4
3
2
3
6
8
7
5
4
4
4
4
9
10
9
7
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