Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
16.0° 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 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
S
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121118111116111014151514141311111615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)282229280273214210169166316119116186825457710016574072642089272118178
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
1.88
3:14AM
1.99
3:38PM
1.89
4:03AM
1.97
4:27PM
1.90
4:50AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
0.16
9:29AM
0.18
9:49PM
0.16
10:19AM
0.18
10:39PM
0.18
11:07AM
0.19
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-
Sunset-7:25-------7:23-------7:22------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C2121201717151716141313121111101010101010109912
Feels °C (?)1819171416131413141011116566678876710
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