Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
12.5° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (10 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
15
1.8
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
1.3
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1715
1273
849
545
418
254
202
144
115
67
122
183
321
248
209
137
101
75
57
39
35
25
15
10
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:33PM1.74m
12:02PM1.72m
00:23AM1.77m
12:55PM1.82m
1:16AM1.83m
1:49PM1.94m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.32m
6:12PM0.33m
6:38AM0.26m
7:06PM0.28m
7:29AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
9
8
7
7
8
10
11
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
6
10
11
10
7
6
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
6
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
15
1.8
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
1.3
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1715
1273
849
545
418
254
202
144
115
67
122
183
321
248
209
137
101
75
57
39
35
25
15
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
17
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
14
0.6
SE
10
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
65
4
11
31
99
76
22
47
5
5
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
4
24
24
24
8
5
6
12
11
5
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
3
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
1
30
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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