Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
60
41
41
25
24
24
41
63
63
57
50
34
15
14
15
15
15
39
57
100
177
188
190
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
ENE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
S
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38AM1.89m
11:10PM2.03m
11:38AM1.87m
00:08AM1.99m
12:36PM1.86m
1:02AM1.95m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.12m
5:27AM0.16m
5:47PM0.16m
6:23AM0.17m
6:43PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:42
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
8
12
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
15
18
18
17
17
15
13
14
18
15
14
14
13
11
10
5
10
11
10
10
10
9
7
9
13
16
15
14
14
12
10
11
15
12
12
11
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
Energy kJ
60
60
41
41
25
24
24
15
63
63
57
50
34
15
14
15
15
15
39
57
100
177
188
190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
6
5
5
1
1
17
20
41
15
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
3
6
10
6
4
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
2
3
3
3
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
28
71
71
1
1
0
0
0
0
10
30
30
30
30
30
74
56
10
10
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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