Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
9.5° C
0.2° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
18
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
15
0.7
E
15
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.8
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
16
17
4
6
46
54
29
36
29
26
17
103
154
142
132
181
165
212
206
200
195
243
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:32AM1.69m
1:03PM1.76m
1:21AM1.67m
1:50PM1.78m
2:07AM1.67m
2:34PM1.80m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.38m
7:09PM0.46m
7:24AM0.41m
7:57PM0.47m
8:09AM0.41m
8:43PM0.46m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
6
1
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
14
16
12
9
8
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
6
8
7
5
Feels °C
7
5
5
9
11
8
5
5
3
3
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-2
3
4
3
1
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