Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
14.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.2
E
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1313134441296977898101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313030432921115017301818742517110014911610272575856
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
1.96
5:15PM
2.07
5:40AM
1.98
6:10PM
2.11
6:35AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:41PM
0.12
11:03AM
0.08
11:37PM
0.10
11:58AM
0.06
12:34AM
0.09
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:50-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171717161614171919161412111012161511101010101112
Feels °C (?)111112121210131212111097791394554458
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