Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.9°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 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (16 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.9
E
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)912111111111110101077101091010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207213248274227231227265460596298203148375302271196205197216243227243295
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
1.78
2:52PM
1.79
3:20AM
1.78
3:37PM
1.76
4:03AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:18PM
0.27
8:39AM
0.34
9:03PM
0.30
9:27AM
0.37
9:47PM
0.32
10:12AM
0.39
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:52--
Sunset-8:30-------8:31-------8:32------
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
41----------------------
Temp. °C10910977111313131110101118232321191816172023
Feels °C (?)4786347778787611161818171613141517
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