Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

9.6° C

Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (30 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).
	Thursday 30							Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	SE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	233	184	139	137	134	132	96	94	65	64	66	67	66	63	45	44	90	376	701	905	730	448	965
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		4:56AM1.71m				5:21PM1.86m				5:38AM1.71m					6:02PM1.85m				6:19AM1.70m				6:43PM1.83m
Low Tide				11:04AM0.31m				11:38PM0.36m				11:48AM0.30m					00:21AM0.34m				12:32PM0.30m


	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	12	15	15	13	11	12	12	11	10	12	12	8	6	5	4	4	3	6	8	7	5
Feels °C	5	5	7	9	9	8	6	6	2	3	5	5	4	3	-7	-5	-5	-2	-4	-2	1	3	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 14
kJ	233	184	139	137	134	132	96	94	65	64	66	67	66	63	38	21	90	376	701	905	730	448	965
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	NE 8	SE 16	S 15	ENE 8	ENE 4	E 16	ENE 7	ENE 6	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	SE 5	ESE 15	E 11	E 10	E 18	ESE 14	SE 14
kJ	8	12	11	10	10	3	10	4	28	7	5	20	16	23	45	44	13	93	9	8	6	325	658
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 18	S 14	S 17	NE 8	NE 8	SE 16	E 18	E 18	S 15	NE 7	—	ESE 16	ESE 16	SE 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 15	E 11	NE 9	E 18	NE 18	E 17	E 17
kJ	12	35	49	2	2	10	6	6	4	12	—	25	24	58	13	6	71	9	3	6	12	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 2	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 3	NNE 3	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 4	N 3	NE 6	NW 2	WNW 3	W 4	SW 5	SSW 5	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	—
kJ	1	5	18	7	3	4	68	95	13	6	19	1	10	12	104	97	36	39	19	18	12	4	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Point Elizabeth West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	New Brighton Beach Canterbury	Sumner Bar Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	9	6	5	4	2	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	10	10	107	10	10	10	96	36	96	126	126	23	156	156	155	153	31	41	35	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Lighthouse Reef	Lighthouse Reef	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Patiti Point	Smithfield	Patiti Point	Lighthouse Reef	Tuhawaiki Point	Kairaki Beach			Smithfield	Tuhawaiki Point	Tuhawaiki Point	Patiti Point	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Tuhawaiki Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1			5	3	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Clark Island Coromandel	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	8	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	7	6	5	5	6	9

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