Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.2°C
0.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
16
1.1
SE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SE
16
0.7
SE
17
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
757
669
458
376
284
118
111
114
167
162
130
157
149
112
84
58
52
49
47
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:48AM1.97m
6:12PM1.96m
6:38AM1.94m
7:02PM1.89m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.10m
12:07PM0.13m
00:32AM0.14m
12:58PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
6
5
6
7
10
13
11
9
8
8
7
7
9
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
3
2
1
2
4
7
9
7
6
4
5
5
4
7
11
10
11
10
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