Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
18
0.7
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1.3
SE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1
SE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SE
15
0.9
SE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SE
17
1
SE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.4
SE
18
1.5
SE
18
1.4
SE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1
SE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
72
59
43
80
288
737
974
885
754
560
441
344
318
264
414
573
864
1162
1382
1098
885
687
567
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
0
N
0
NW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:09PM1.83m
1:29AM1.82m
1:58PM1.82m
2:16AM1.78m
2:44PM1.82m
3:01AM1.75m
Low Tide
6:52AM0.21m
7:15PM0.29m
7:41AM0.25m
8:06PM0.34m
8:27AM0.29m
8:55PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:46
7:47
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:04
5:04
Temp °C
11
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
13
11
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
12
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
10
11
9
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.7
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1.3
SE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1
SE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SE
15
0.9
SE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SE
17
1
SE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.4
SE
18
1.5
SE
18
1.4
SE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1
SE
17
Energy kJ
71
72
59
6
13
288
737
974
885
754
560
441
344
318
264
414
573
864
1162
1382
1098
885
687
567
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SE
18
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.4
SE
18
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
33
19
19
19
80
40
25
27
26
25
25
24
24
26
83
28
28
27
26
25
9
12
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SE
12
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.1
E
5
0.4
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
10
34
20
22
1
53
1
1
1
28
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SE
4
0.8
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
5
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
56
31
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
28
0
0
0
10
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
5
4
4
6
6
4
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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