Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
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)
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
242
125
120
75
58
56
35
34
18
18
11
9
9
16
15
14
11
5
5
4
4
12
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
0
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:24AM1.83m
10:46PM1.80m
11:20AM1.79m
11:40PM1.73m
12:13PM1.77m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.19m
4:34PM0.29m
5:00AM0.27m
5:28PM0.37m
5:50AM0.33m
6:20PM0.43m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
7:50
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5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
6
9
11
10
8
8
7
7
7
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
3
2
3
6
8
8
5
5
4
4
4
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
5
9
9
7
5
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