Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
4
1.4
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
41
42
41
64
78
29
131
82
86
48
36
23
26
24
18
17
44
41
9
8
26
47
46
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:24AM1.94m
6:45PM1.85m
7:11AM1.91m
7:33PM1.80m
8:00AM1.88m
8:22PM1.75m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.18m
12:43PM0.23m
1:02AM0.23m
1:33PM0.28m
1:49AM0.28m
2:22PM0.33m
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Temp °C
16
14
13
15
17
19
17
13
13
12
11
17
21
22
20
19
17
15
13
14
16
14
12
11
Feels °C
15
12
12
13
14
16
17
12
12
9
8
14
19
20
18
15
15
13
11
12
15
12
10
9
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