Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 12 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

13.1°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 (14 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s
Evening (14 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 14								Thursday 15								Friday 16
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	SE 5	SE 5	ENE 8	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 8	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	16	15	15	14	8	7	27	10	10	11	8	9	18	18	37	272	396	287	398	508	357	380	396	428
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				8:00AM1.88m				8:22PM1.75m				8:49AM1.84m				9:12PM1.70m				9:39AM1.80m
Low Tide		1:49AM0.28m				2:22PM0.33m				2:37AM0.34m				3:11PM0.38m				3:25AM0.39m				4:00PM0.42m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	—	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	10	10	12	13	13	10	9	10	10	11	12	10	8	7	7	7	6	7	9	9	9	7
Feels °C	9	9	7	5	8	10	12	8	6	6	5	6	5	1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-2	-2	0	1	2	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	SE 5	SE 5	ENE 8	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	SE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	16	15	15	14	6	6	27	10	10	11	8	9	18	18	37	10	11	287	8	8	357	380	396	428
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	—	SSE 4	SE 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 12	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	S 16	—
kJ	1	—	2	3	8	7	9	8	7	7	17	4	7	4	10	3	—	6	—	—	—	—	5	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	SE 16	S 15	S 15	ENE 8	S 14	ENE 8	NE 9	ENE 9	S 10	NE 8	—	E 12	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	5	10	4	4	7	4	7	3	7	2	3	—	3	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	—	—	—	WSW 2	WSW 2	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	S 8	SSE 9	SSW 4	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4
kJ	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	8	16	49	37	272	396	26	398	508	26	20	16	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Port Robinson Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Trolley's Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Trolley's Canterbury	New Brighton Beach Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	4	4	4	3	1	1
Distance (km)	56	30	56	56	36	56	56	56	56	56	36	56	56	59	218	153	35	35	153	153	153	153	35	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Smithfield	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Smithfield	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay			Trolley's	Trolley's					Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay	Tuhawaiki Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			2	1					4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Weld Road Taranaki	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Shingles West Coast South Island	Weld Road Taranaki	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	1	4	3	3	1	4	2	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Left Point Australia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Machir Bay (Islay) United Kingdom	Afife Portugal	Gerickes Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Asu Indonesia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Faial - Praia do Norte Portugal	Faial - Praia do Norte Portugal	Afife Portugal	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4

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