Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

14.2°C

Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	17s
Evening (30 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 14	SSE 17	SE 17	SE 17	S 16	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 7	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	54	49	116	76	138	728	275	325	247	247	247	247	878	183	150	101	96	56	54	35	24	27	23
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	WNW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	SW	SSW	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	W	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			8:33AM2.10m				9:00PM1.91m				9:33AM2.09m				10:00PM1.90m					10:34AM2.07m
Low Tide	2:20AM0.09m				3:00PM0.13m				3:18AM0.09m				3:59PM0.13m					4:17AM0.10m				4:57PM0.13m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	5	11	11	11	8	7	6	5	5	9	11	12	10	8	7	6	6	12	17	19	16	15
Feels °C	3	1	7	6	6	-1	1	0	-1	0	3	6	6	4	2	2	2	3	8	15	12	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	ESE 4	SSE 17	SE 17	SE 17	ENE 4	SSE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8
kJ	5	3	116	76	138	2	275	325	247	247	247	247	878	183	150	101	96	56	54	11	15	27	23
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 14	ESE 4	SSE 12	NE 4	E 16	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	S 15	—	ESE 14	ENE 4	ENE 5	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 13
kJ	54	49	3	28	2	5	15	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	—	20	7	9	25	24	13	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	N 3	SE 13	E 16	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	S 16	S 11	E 14	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 9
kJ	1	1	1	1	7	5	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	5	10	4	3	20	19	18	17	17	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 3	SSW 3	S 16	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	SSE 12	SE 12	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	NE 5	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 2
kJ	—	—	—	5	9	728	17	20	20	13	4	145	232	—	4	10	11	—	—	35	4	3	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Trolley's Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	1	4	4	4	2	5	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	35	30	659	96	126	126	0	150	35	41	74	28	10	0	0	0	0	71	30	30
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Port Robinson				Patiti Point	Fields	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3				4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Three Points East Cape	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	3	1	4	6	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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