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Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.0° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 6PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jan)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
0
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)6677788889910101111121111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11522027833642647763056050963567067384010371214114610221004888771683595505408
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
15
E
5
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
10
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
1.88
7:36PM
1.72
8:01AM
1.87
8:20PM
1.72
8:44AM
1.85
9:07PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
0.32
1:50AM
0.27
2:24PM
0.30
2:36AM
0.27
3:09PM
0.29
3:25AM
0.28
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:16-------6:18
Sunset---9:05-------9:04-------9:02----
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1--18112413421-----14308421
Temp. °C131516161616161616161616161515141819161413121212
Feels °C (?)91211111213141213151614151313121717141311889
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