Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
2
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.6
E
2.2
E
2.4
E
Period(s) (?)9999996669778999999910101213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1101101101101852328382284135198349475453413355363422547422107247013421872
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
15
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
1.57
11:26PM
1.70
11:48AM
1.57
12:12AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
0.48
5:36AM
0.48
5:47PM
0.46
6:21AM
0.45
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---6:04-------6:02-------6:00----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121515131211111011161816151414151719181615161513
Feels °C (?)1012121098979131413131110111517161614121311
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