Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
17
0.7
SSE
17
1.1
SE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
16
1.8
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
267
663
305
298
298
278
262
216
154
270
400
284
232
185
128
71
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:42AM1.71m
4:06PM1.85m
4:23AM1.74m
4:46PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:35PM0.39m
9:46AM0.31m
10:18PM0.35m
10:30AM0.28m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
12
13
12
13
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
5
2
1
1
2
3
6
7
7
6
10
10
8
5
9
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