Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

13.7°C

Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Evening (17 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	281	231	196	118	98	392	277	60	89	109	109	119	166	169	171	173	169	156	144	142	142	152	162	94
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	S	SE	ENE	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	10:03PM1.65m				10:30AM1.76m				10:55PM1.62m				11:22AM1.73m				11:46PM1.59m				12:11PM1.71m
Low Tide			4:13AM0.43m				4:48PM0.45m				5:00AM0.45m				5:35PM0.47m				5:47AM0.46m				6:21PM0.47m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	8	6	8	12	12	10	8	7	8	9	12	16	16	16	15	13	11	11	14	18	17	14	13
Feels °C	2	4	2	5	9	9	8	6	5	6	7	10	13	12	11	10	11	8	7	12	15	12	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 15	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	281	231	196	118	98	77	73	60	44	37	109	119	166	169	171	173	169	156	144	142	142	152	162	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	E 11	E 11	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	E 10	ESE 7	E 7	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 7	NE 5
kJ	22	21	20	2	2	22	36	60	89	109	20	20	14	2	5	4	5	4	1	3	3	3	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	—	—	—	E 11	—	S 10	SSE 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 10	E 12	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 7
kJ	3	3	—	—	—	2	—	9	9	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	1	1	1	1	—	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 4	—	—	W 2	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 3
kJ	2	3	3	1	—	392	277	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	3	5	12	—	—	1	—	—	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	1	1
Distance (km)	23	0	0	0	23	31	44	0	0	0	0	0	28	10	71	10	0	0	0	0	56	71	10	10
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8

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