Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
1.1
S
19
1
S
19
0.9
SE
19
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
259
249
202
198
198
198
161
161
161
130
207
395
528
528
885
744
507
281
261
154
140
97
71
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:19AM1.70m
3:45PM1.83m
4:02AM1.70m
4:28PM1.85m
4:45AM1.70m
5:11PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.38m
9:59PM0.43m
10:09AM0.37m
10:44PM0.42m
10:53AM0.36m
11:28PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
6
7
7
8
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
7
8
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
4
5
7
7
6
7
6
7
8
8
9
7
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SE
19
0.9
SE
19
0.7
SE
17
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
326
259
249
202
198
198
198
161
161
161
130
135
191
528
528
610
518
507
281
92
92
68
67
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SE
18
0.6
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
18
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
173
93
54
40
18
15
14
12
11
30
80
207
395
188
184
133
127
96
94
261
154
140
97
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
4
0.6
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
1.1
S
19
1
S
19
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
36
12
10
4
1
56
2
1
885
744
3
13
3
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
4
9
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Leithfield Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest