Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)1616151413131212121111111110776566616166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4864683802732151631209067443130181819151247525469242513
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
1.86
6:45PM
1.88
7:06AM
1.81
7:31PM
1.85
7:53AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
0.24
12:38PM
0.24
1:04AM
0.28
1:23PM
0.28
1:51AM
0.33
2:08PM
0.33
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----7:46-------7:47-------7:48---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171514131421222016141717181414121111111112131514
Feels °C (?)151412111218181511111313139109999911121412
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