Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)9910101112121212111111101010141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3183394236327071027121310809266635264492962391511381781278584838277106
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
SSE
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
15
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------7:01-
Sunset-6:00------5:59-------5:58-------
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C161616151412142020171415141315171714119991115
Feels °C (?)151615119912131313109779101187655811
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