Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZST
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Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 4AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (02 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
190
284
911
374
400
454
394
478
377
318
292
222
163
125
123
135
75
75
54
48
31
31
207
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:57AM1.70m
6:22PM1.84m
6:41AM1.68m
7:06PM1.82m
7:26AM1.65m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.41m
12:07PM0.37m
00:43AM0.41m
12:52PM0.39m
1:28AM0.42m
1:37PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
16
19
16
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
11
10
9
8
9
11
16
18
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
12
11
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
7
12
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
197
190
284
380
374
400
454
394
478
377
318
292
222
163
6
6
3
75
75
20
13
29
31
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.3
S
5
0.4
S
9
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.1
S
13
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
2
4
7
7
7
1
1
4
25
4
16
3
54
48
31
29
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
15
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
2
15
8
34
7
6
15
11
8
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.5
ENE
9
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
1.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
527
786
911
5
6
9
6
125
123
135
15
18
1
1
1
207
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
10
0
0
0
0
35
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
71
71
10
0
0
0
0
10
10
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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