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Leithfield Beach Surf Forecast
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Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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 3PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 119 | 116 | 305 | 208 | 203 | 151 | 142 | 136 | 124 | 118 | 89 | 366 | 421 | 468 | 322 | 273 | 215 | 163 | 120 | 90 | 68 | 44 | 31 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:14PM 1.90 | 5:36AM 1.91 | 6:00PM 1.89 | 6:21AM 1.86 | 6:45PM 1.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:07AM 0.19 | 11:28PM 0.20 | 11:53AM 0.21 | 12:16AM 0.24 | 12:38PM 0.24 | 1:04AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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