Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.3° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
13
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
26
26
25
25
24
14
6
81
181
21
18
75
181
268
164
86
79
101
104
94
87
87
90
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
15
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:48AM1.98m
10:15PM1.83m
10:49AM1.99m
11:16PM1.83m
11:51AM1.99m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.18m
4:14PM0.22m
4:33AM0.18m
5:12PM0.22m
5:31AM0.17m
6:10PM0.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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6:58
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7:35
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7:36
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7:37
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1
2
3
1
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Temp °C
10
9
8
13
20
18
15
12
10
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
6
5
5
9
15
15
13
10
7
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
3
4
6
6
6
6
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