Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.6°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SE
16
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1.1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
24
25
56
117
116
129
99
61
131
237
278
377
430
255
180
251
294
347
297
220
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
WNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
40
WNW
20
SSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NW
25
WSW
10
W
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
SW
10
SW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:47AM1.78m
6:09PM1.85m
6:31AM1.80m
6:54PM1.83m
7:18AM1.82m
7:41PM1.81m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.26m
00:29AM0.27m
12:49PM0.26m
1:15AM0.26m
1:40PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
4
2
1
Temp °C
9
13
11
14
15
11
8
8
8
10
8
11
10
7
6
6
6
5
7
8
9
8
6
Feels °C
4
6
7
11
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
9
7
4
4
4
3
1
3
4
6
3
2
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