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Leithfield Beach Surf Forecast
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Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Leithfield Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 49 | 44 | 42 | 60 | 79 | 92 | 112 | 84 | 98 | 79 | 89 | 160 | 206 | 206 | 160 | 158 | 153 | 89 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:24AM 1.86 | 1:53PM 1.99 | 2:16AM 1.86 | 2:43PM 1.97 | 3:04AM 1.86 | 3:29PM 1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:33AM 0.18 | 8:08PM 0.23 | 8:25AM 0.19 | 8:58PM 0.23 | 9:15AM 0.20 | 9:45PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
The wind is still offshore at Leithfield Beach (moderate winds from the WNW at Christchurch International Airport 36 km from Leithfield Beach). 0.4m 10s swell from the SE to make surfable waves.
36 km away, 1 h 47 min ago
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