Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1212111111111010101010101010101010101010109910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35533036435134528625925020219819419619615615815412011711588928710967
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
0
NW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
1.95
7:30PM
1.98
7:55AM
1.93
8:24PM
2.01
8:49AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
0.14
1:23PM
0.13
1:52AM
0.14
2:15PM
0.12
2:48AM
0.15
3:10PM
0.13
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:31-------7:31-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:39-------7:37-------7:37
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131212111214151412121212131717151413121213151615
Feels °C (?)121111101012121110101111121515141413121212121212
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