Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 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
16.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
1
E
1
ESE
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)101010111111101010101099999812121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145514841600181415131267100792561050937826520723415914888108287308229289280177
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
WNW
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
1.85
1:26AM
2.00
1:52PM
1.87
2:22AM
2.00
2:47PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
0.21
7:03PM
0.16
7:41AM
0.20
8:00PM
0.16
8:37AM
0.19
8:56PM
0.16
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:37-------7:39-------7:39-----
Sunset-----7:29-------7:28-------7:25--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516181920192121212224191615141414151921222018
Feels °C (?)101114151619171616181821181515141312141820201716
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