Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
11.0°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
NE
8
0.6
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
14
1
S
5
0.4
SE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
57
49
29
29
28
23
41
26
26
25
25
10
14
0
169
23
21
44
76
181
402
363
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
N
10
W
10
ESE
15
E
5
SE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:50AM1.97m
9:16PM1.84m
9:48AM1.98m
10:15PM1.83m
10:49AM1.99m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.18m
3:17PM0.21m
3:36AM0.18m
4:14PM0.22m
4:33AM0.18m
5:12PM0.22m
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light rain
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7:35
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3
4
3
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Temp °C
6
7
10
15
14
13
11
10
9
8
12
18
17
14
13
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
3
7
12
12
11
9
6
5
5
9
15
15
11
11
8
5
6
5
3
4
5
4
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