Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.5°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
75
69
64
48
46
31
29
20
18
11
32
15
16
16
10
10
10
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:38AM1.94m
7:02PM1.89m
7:30AM1.89m
7:53PM1.81m
8:22AM1.84m
8:45PM1.74m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.19m
1:21AM0.20m
1:50PM0.27m
2:11AM0.27m
2:41PM0.34m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
9
13
14
12
11
10
9
8
10
15
15
12
9
9
9
9
13
16
15
11
9
Feels °C
7
11
11
9
9
7
6
5
7
12
13
10
6
6
5
5
9
13
12
8
7
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