Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
ENE
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
108
104
102
100
98
100
106
167
340
326
215
209
199
196
187
317
427
443
351
125
181
173
138
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM1.83m
6:53AM1.66m
7:17PM1.81m
7:35AM1.64m
7:58PM1.77m
8:18AM1.62m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.39m
1:04PM0.35m
1:39AM0.39m
1:47PM0.37m
2:21AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
10
13
12
9
10
11
12
13
16
15
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
5
4
4
4
5
7
10
9
6
5
5
7
8
10
9
9
8
5
7
8
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1
ENE
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
1.4
ENE
10
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
112
108
104
102
100
98
100
106
167
180
326
215
209
199
196
187
184
139
132
351
125
181
173
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
E
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
NE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
10
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
61
4
3
9
3
3
6
5
5
5
59
84
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
15
5
16
19
5
5
4
4
3
6
5
5
7
6
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
NNE
3
1.2
ENE
11
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
NNE
3
1.1
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
340
13
13
11
6
6
7
317
427
443
13
6
4
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
10
10
10
10
10
107
28
76
96
10
0
10
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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