Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 22 Nov 2025 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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (22 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999944999999944151514144445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4828808011022201616575740404016212121201819223533
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
1.68
7:38AM
1.82
7:58PM
1.65
8:22AM
1.80
8:42PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
0.41
1:23AM
0.39
1:59PM
0.42
2:08AM
0.41
2:45PM
0.43
2:53AM
0.42
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:47
Sunset---8:39-------8:40-------8:42----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------232111-----
Temp. °C131313131110101013141514131212111010101011111212
Feels °C (?)119887789111112121211107676789910
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