Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)111111101415151413121111161515141414131312161717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15185827739611587203902611109092119116223214206200144136126167334536
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
1.97
4:27PM
1.90
4:50AM
1.94
5:14PM
1.90
5:36AM
1.91
6:00PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
0.16
10:19AM
0.18
10:39PM
0.18
11:07AM
0.19
11:28PM
0.20
11:53AM
0.21
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:43-------7:43-------7:45---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:21-------7:19
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C14131111101010101087781214131414141315202120
Feels °C (?)1312775556754461011101212121113171716
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