Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

9.7° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	3s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ENE 5	S 12	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	ESE 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 9	ESE 18	ESE 17	E 17
Wave Graph
kJ	14	11	5	5	4	5	4	12	15	25	17	15	29	58	56	26	26	17	17	30	103	101	202
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					12:13PM1.77m				00:32AM1.69m				1:03PM1.76m				1:21AM1.67m				1:50PM1.78m
Low Tide		5:50AM0.33m					6:20PM0.43m				6:38AM0.38m				7:09PM0.46m				7:24AM0.41m				7:57PM0.47m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	8	14	14	13	12	11	12	12	11	15	16	11	9	8	7	4	4	6	6	5	5
Feels °C	5	5	5	10	10	8	7	6	7	6	7	10	11	7	6	5	2	-5	-6	-3	-2	0	0
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	SSE 9	SSE 10	ESE 17	SSE 7
kJ	6	1	3	5	6	5	2	2	2	3	14	15	29	58	56	26	26	14	9	30	38	101	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	SE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	S 9	S 9	NE 4	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ENE 8	ESE 18	SSE 7	E 17
kJ	11	6	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	2	2	6	15	16	16	17	17	17	11	103	20	202
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	E 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	S 12	S 12	S 14	S 14	S 14	ESE 12	SE 12	S 9	S 18	S 18	S 18	E 19	E 19	ESE 13	ENE 8	SE 5	S 16
kJ	14	11	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	14	6	1	6	6	6	7	7	17	13	8	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 4	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	—	SW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SW 4
kJ	—	5	—	1	3	3	3	12	15	25	17	12	—	—	1	1	—	42	67	44	37	18	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	New Brighton Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Humenga Lodge Wairarapa	Smithfield Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	2
Distance (km)	30	30	71	71	71	346	291	218	218	126	126	71	31	0	0	1	35	271	180	56	35	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay							Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay		Smithfield	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1							1	2	2	2	2	2		3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Kaka Point Catlins	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	2	2	4	6	5	7	5
Header Global	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	4	4	7	5	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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