Leithfield Beach Surf Forecast

/ Canterbury (28 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (43.19° S 172.77° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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 10.2° C
(Which is 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 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (18 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

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	Thursday 18					Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SSE	SE	S	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	NE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	4
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	6	14	33	98	44	42	36	46	90	89	84	80	67	92	342	203	160	158	155	127	91	85	68	62
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	W	SSE	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)			1:53PM 1.99				2:16AM 1.86				2:43PM 1.97					3:04AM 1.86				3:29PM 1.94				3:50AM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)	7:33AM 0.18				8:08PM 0.23				8:25AM 0.19				8:58PM 0.23					9:15AM 0.20				9:45PM 0.23

	Thursday 18					Friday 19								Saturday 20								Sunday 21
Sunrise	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	4	2	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	16	16	11	7	6	5	4	6	9	9	7	5	4	5	6	8	13	14	12	12	11	13	13
Feels °C (?)	6	9	9	6	3	0	-1	-3	0	5	4	1	-1	-1	0	1	3	10	11	6	6	5	6	5

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury

Wind Update The wind is still offshore at Leithfield Beach (moderate winds from the WNW at Christchurch International Airport 36 km from Leithfield Beach). 0.5m 13s groundswell from the SE with a 0.3m 10s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 49 minutes ago Leithfield Beach

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36 km away, 1 h 49 min ago

28 km/h

WNW

0.0

10.2

Air / Water (°C)

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