Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.2° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
16
1.1
E
16
1.1
E
16
1.2
E
15
1.2
E
15
1.1
E
15
1
SSE
23
1.1
SE
23
1.2
SSE
23
1
SSE
23
0.9
SSE
21
0.9
E
14
0.9
ESE
14
0.7
SSE
17
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
19
0.7
SE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
643
627
604
679
670
559
1119
1193
1532
1071
799
306
313
243
236
178
315
286
353
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:05PM2.17m
7:31AM1.99m
8:00PM2.08m
8:28AM1.94m
8:55PM1.99m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.02m
1:49PM0.02m
2:23AM0.06m
2:45PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
8
7
7
7
7
10
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
9
8
5
4
4
4
4
8
11
9
7
6
6
6
6
8
8
6
6
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