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Leithfield Beach Surf Forecast
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Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 2PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 31 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 57 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 52 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 69 | 54 | 66 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:06AM 1.81 | 7:31PM 1.85 | 7:53AM 1.76 | 8:18PM 1.82 | 8:41AM 1.71 | 9:07PM 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:04AM 0.28 | 1:23PM 0.28 | 1:51AM 0.33 | 2:08PM 0.33 | 2:39AM 0.37 | 2:55PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tue 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
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