Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.5° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
14
0.8
SE
13
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.8
SSE
17
1
SSE
17
1
SSE
17
1
SE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SE
16
0.9
SE
16
0.9
SE
16
0.9
SE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
246
137
140
264
373
622
615
540
458
447
371
376
371
358
291
242
255
248
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
20
E
30
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:05AM1.93m
7:28PM1.87m
7:56AM1.96m
8:20PM1.86m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.20m
1:26PM0.21m
1:47AM0.19m
2:20PM0.21m
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
10
9
7
6
6
9
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
11
6
6
3
3
3
7
10
10
9
7
8
7
6
8
8
7
7
8
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