Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 4PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
9 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.9
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
3
26
4
4
5
5
9
20
20
23
11
30
30
31
30
30
30
29
95
27
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
S
15
SW
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
10:03AM1.89m
10:28PM1.78m
11:04AM1.93m
11:29PM1.81m
12:04PM1.97m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.29m
4:45AM0.23m
5:23PM0.27m
5:42AM0.19m
6:21PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
2
7
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
11
10
9
10
13
14
13
11
10
11
11
11
13
11
10
9
Feels °C
5
3
4
0
2
4
4
6
6
6
8
8
6
5
6
7
9
12
8
7
7
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