Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.7°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 2AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
!
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1
E
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)101156777888999991099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333751164282358498525408439136415561502505516479405355293256256212212173
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
1.79
8:30AM
1.66
8:57PM
1.75
9:21AM
1.62
9:47PM
1.72
10:12AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
0.42
2:42PM
0.42
3:16AM
0.46
3:29PM
0.46
4:03AM
0.48
4:16PM
0.48
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:54---
Sunset-------6:08-------6:07-------6:06
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------31--------------
Temp. °C131313131416171514141314172122201918171718222321
Feels °C (?)131312111111121012121111151616151614141415161817
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