Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
9.8° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
10
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
84
93
59
54
50
35
35
64
49
38
30
147
77
33
25
36
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
WNW
5
SW
25
WSW
15
W
0
WSW
5
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:40PM1.78m
12:16PM1.93m
00:40AM1.83m
1:15PM2.01m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.22m
6:32PM0.27m
6:52AM0.16m
7:31PM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
10
12
11
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
7
6
7
6
5
2
6
11
9
6
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