Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)991010101010101010109999999999566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13505535275845304684103422792261841801761441391101108513717121661107150
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
N
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
1.62
9:47PM
1.72
10:12AM
1.59
10:38PM
1.70
11:01AM
1.57
11:26PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
0.46
4:03AM
0.48
4:16PM
0.48
4:50AM
0.49
5:02PM
0.48
5:36AM
0.48
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:06-------6:04----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C162223201918161519212220151413121315141312111110
Feels °C (?)1318171515141312151616161211101012121099888
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