Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
SE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
SSE
13
1.2
S
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
17
1
SSE
17
1.1
SE
17
1
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
76
75
71
70
106
101
92
89
89
68
57
70
581
88
97
169
373
622
679
566
452
362
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
5
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
0
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
15
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
10
E
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:31AM1.83m
5:54PM1.87m
6:17AM1.89m
6:39PM1.88m
7:05AM1.93m
7:28PM1.87m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.23m
00:09AM0.22m
12:34PM0.21m
00:57AM0.20m
1:26PM0.21m
clear
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:30
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11
7
1
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Temp °C
14
12
4
3
8
7
5
4
3
4
7
10
12
11
9
7
5
5
8
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
7
10
-5
-4
1
1
1
0
-1
1
4
7
10
8
6
3
1
1
5
10
10
10
9
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