Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). 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 (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)10101091413131313131212121212121211111110121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29623915111313112785848382771031026969684239373738252255126
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNW
15
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
5
SSW
5
N
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:58-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset----5:58-------5:55-------5:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1413141717141312109121516151313131213161714119
Feels °C (?)8991210988659121311966778111286
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