Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
NE
0.7
ENE
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
1.3
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.3
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
NE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1099556999988612121176345556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4950153715027261414142414120174137232215112925121124
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
5
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
1.89
8:43PM
1.86
9:08AM
1.87
9:37PM
1.88
10:02AM
1.84
10:35PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.20
3:05AM
0.21
3:31PM
0.20
4:00AM
0.23
4:24PM
0.20
4:57AM
0.25
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:28-------8:25-------8:24----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131517161515141416192118131211101316171615161715
Feels °C (?)10101010991011121716149999111212121312128
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