Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)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 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
1.3
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
65
65
65
65
68
85
116
112
108
110
102
106
104
100
138
160
180
303
215
209
199
193
429
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:53PM1.85m
6:10AM1.68m
6:35PM1.83m
6:53AM1.66m
7:17PM1.81m
7:35AM1.64m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.39m
12:21PM0.35m
00:56AM0.39m
1:04PM0.35m
1:39AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
7
11
13
11
9
10
11
12
12
14
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
8
8
8
6
5
4
4
4
8
11
8
5
4
5
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.4
E
14
0.9
ENE
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
12
Energy kJ
92
65
65
65
65
68
85
116
112
108
110
102
106
104
100
138
160
61
303
215
209
199
193
228
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
SE
9
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
0.5
E
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.4
NE
8
0.1
S
13
0.6
NE
9
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
19
4
10
24
24
4
5
3
10
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
98
4
3
14
3
61
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
24
11
24
10
9
24
3
10
15
5
16
19
4
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.9
ENE
11
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
3
1.3
ENE
12
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
180
6
11
14
10
6
429
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
28
274
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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