Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

14.3°C

Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 8	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	247	260	314	255	988	224	155	104	104	79	55	48	24	28	39	39	15	15	14	14	14	14	7
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	SW	S	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNE	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:33AM2.09m				10:00PM1.90m					10:34AM2.07m				11:02PM1.89m				11:35AM2.04m
Low Tide	3:18AM0.09m				3:59PM0.13m					4:17AM0.10m				4:57PM0.13m				5:16AM0.11m				5:55PM0.13m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	6	9	12	12	9	7	6	6	7	12	17	20	17	15	14	15	14	17	18	17	17	18
Feels °C	0	2	3	6	6	3	1	1	2	4	9	15	15	10	8	8	8	8	11	12	8	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 10	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ESE 12	NE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 12	ENE 8
kJ	247	260	314	255	988	224	155	104	104	79	55	48	19	28	39	15	18	7	7	7	4	14	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WSW 3	E 14	E 14	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 14	NE 4	NE 5	ESE 13	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 4	SE 12
kJ	—	—	—	1	4	4	25	25	20	10	12	18	24	24	8	8	15	15	14	14	14	2	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 15	E 15	ESE 3	E 11	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 12	SSE 9	SE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	4	1	2	3	20	19	3	17	17	16	39	8	3	3	3	3	3	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SSE 12	SE 12	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	—	ENE 5	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNE 8	N 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 4	N 4
kJ	15	12	5	150	278	—	4	11	11	32	—	16	2	6	2	55	5	5	3	1	5	16	9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Trolley's Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	2	6	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	96	0	150	35	59	74	28	10	0	0	0	0	41	30	30	28	30	96	96	107	126	126	208
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Patiti Point	Fields	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Port Robinson
Rating (10 max)	4	5	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	4
Header Global	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5

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