Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
3
!
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
S
1.5
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)131313121212121467789910101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)585655514947464113631945674410971436156116991685151012732339833671502423
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
ENE
45
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
N
30
N
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49AM
1.86
11:24PM
2.00
11:52AM
1.85
12:26AM
2.00
12:53PM
1.85
1:26AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
0.15
5:45AM
0.20
6:05PM
0.16
6:44AM
0.21
7:03PM
0.16
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:32-------7:30-------7:29----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------142------------
Temp. °C131617151414141515151415151515151618232222212120
Feels °C (?)10131514141413121110789109111215201718171616
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