Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
1
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)111212121211111110101014141313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7901027133510809116555334422962391511381781278584838277103102696968
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NE
20
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------7:01-----
Sunset----5:59-------5:58-------5:55---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141314202017151514141517171513121010131517151413
Feels °C (?)10101215131311979101110978461012128910
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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