Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
17
1
SE
16
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
S
14
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
702
483
280
249
167
99
69
66
33
31
30
18
18
16
38
40
7
7
5
4
5
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
30
NW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NW
25
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NW
45
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:09AM1.84m
8:33PM1.79m
9:04AM1.86m
9:29PM1.78m
10:03AM1.89m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.29m
2:55AM0.26m
3:28PM0.29m
3:49AM0.25m
4:25PM0.29m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
13
15
13
13
14
13
13
15
18
18
16
13
13
15
16
14
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
10
8
8
8
10
9
9
11
12
13
12
8
9
10
10
5
3
4
4
3
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