Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.3° C
0.5° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
NE
5
0.4
E
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
E
9
0.4
S
13
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
25
25
25
38
25
33
17
50
13
21
6
7
25
23
19
14
10
17
9
9
15
26
26
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:27PM2.09m
2:49AM1.95m
3:24PM2.17m
3:46AM2.01m
4:20PM2.23m
4:42AM2.04m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.16m
9:02AM0.04m
9:43PM0.10m
10:01AM-0.02m
10:41PM0.05m
10:59AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:56
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5:09
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
6
5
5
7
8
12
13
12
10
10
11
10
11
16
15
15
15
14
13
10
10
12
Feels °C
4
4
3
1
1
3
3
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
10
9
11
11
10
11
7
7
10
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