Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

10.3° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12			Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	3 PM	6 PM	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	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)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	E 9	SSE 13	E 9	S 13	NE 4	NE 4	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	NNE 4	NNE 4	ENE 6	NE 4	NE 4	E 11	E 11	E 13	E 12	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	41	25	25	25	38	25	33	17	50	13	21	6	7	25	23	19	14	10	17	9	9	15	26	26
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	N	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-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	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:27PM2.09m				2:49AM1.95m					3:24PM2.17m				3:46AM2.01m				4:20PM2.23m				4:42AM2.04m
Low Tide			8:44PM0.16m					9:02AM0.04m				9:43PM0.10m				10:01AM-0.02m				10:41PM0.05m				10:59AM-0.06m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—
	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	6	5	5	7	8	12	13	12	10	10	11	10	11	16	15	15	15	14	13	10	10	12
Feels °C	4	4	3	1	1	3	3	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	10	9	11	11	10	11	7	7	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 9	ENE 4	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 8	ENE 4	ENE 8	E 10	E 9	ENE 6	E 10	E 9	ENE 4	NE 4	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7
kJ	41	25	25	13	16	16	14	8	14	13	6	16	7	25	2	7	14	2	7	4	4	11	10	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 13	E 9	SE 13	S 13	S 13	E 9	NE 8	E 9	S 8	E 10	E 10	E 15	E 14	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 13	E 12	E 12
kJ	13	12	2	25	25	25	17	14	7	3	3	6	17	6	1	8	7	4	4	5	5	13	26	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 10	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 9	S 8	S 20	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	E 11	E 11	SE 19	N 3	SE 19
kJ	9	9	8	2	10	24	33	17	50	12	11	3	6	5	8	1	6	6	6	9	9	15	1	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 3	ENE 4	—	NE 5	N 3	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNW 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NE 4	NE 4	N 4	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—
kJ	—	2	10	—	38	2	16	9	10	12	21	21	10	9	23	19	6	10	17	10	4	3	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	10	74	1	1	0	0	10	56	10	74	71	36	56	56	74	218	74	218	71	56	56	30	30	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Lighthouse Reef	Lighthouse Reef	Tuhawaiki Point	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay		Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay		Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Tuhawaiki Point	Le Bons Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2		1		1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	8	8	5	9	6	6	6	5

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