Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010999999999999969677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)530468402335273221180180176141144110108110137168216248287104107149214349
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
1.72
10:12AM
1.59
10:38PM
1.70
11:01AM
1.57
11:26PM
1.70
11:48AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.48
4:16PM
0.48
4:50AM
0.49
5:02PM
0.48
5:36AM
0.48
5:47PM
0.46
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:06-------6:04-------6:02
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191817161922232015131312131515131211111012171917
Feels °C (?)151514131516171712101091212119989710131514
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