Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

12.5°C

Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Evening (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 5	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	72	64	47	35	33	23	24	25	17	15	15	14	8	28	22	21	21	12	16	16	18	29	117	362
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:11AM1.91m				7:33PM1.80m				8:00AM1.88m				8:22PM1.75m				8:49AM1.84m				9:12PM1.70m
Low Tide		1:02AM0.23m				1:33PM0.28m				1:49AM0.28m				2:22PM0.33m				2:37AM0.34m				3:11PM0.38m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	3	—	1	—	2	8
Temp °C	12	11	11	17	23	24	21	20	18	12	11	11	15	15	13	11	10	10	10	11	9	9	8	8
Feels °C	11	9	8	14	19	20	19	16	16	8	8	6	12	13	11	9	7	6	6	7	2	1	0	0
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6
kJ	72	64	47	35	33	23	24	25	17	15	15	14	8	28	6	7	3	12	16	16	18	29	9	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SE 16	S 16	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	—	SE 16	S 15	ENE 8	SSE 5	S 14	NE 8	E 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 12	E 12
kJ	5	10	5	7	6	6	6	5	5	—	10	4	7	5	4	3	1	3	3	6	4	9	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 20	S 19	S 15	—	—	—	S 9	S 16	S 16	—	—	SE 4	—	S 14	S 14	S 14	E 9	ENE 8	S 9	E 9	E 12	—	—
kJ	2	8	7	4	—	—	—	2	5	5	—	—	1	—	16	4	4	2	7	2	2	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NW 3	—	—	SW 2	SW 3	S 5	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSE 7	SSE 8
kJ	—	—	—	1	2	3	3	3	2	—	—	1	2	27	22	21	21	—	—	—	—	3	117	362
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	12	23	36	30	30	30	56	23	56	56	23	56	36	36	56	56	56	56	56	35	153
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Sumner Bar
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	8	6

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