Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.2° C
0.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SE
13
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.8
ESE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
1.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
196
479
555
414
448
263
258
201
437
336
331
238
216
172
147
116
116
66
67
117
160
334
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19AM1.70m
6:43PM1.83m
7:02AM1.70m
7:24PM1.80m
7:46AM1.70m
8:08PM1.77m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.34m
12:32PM0.30m
1:04AM0.33m
1:17PM0.31m
1:47AM0.33m
2:03PM0.33m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
4
4
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
11
12
11
8
7
6
6
9
12
15
8
7
Feels °C
-4
-3
-2
1
2
4
1
1
0
1
2
7
7
6
5
4
2
2
5
8
12
3
3
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