Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.1° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
14
0.6
SSE
16
1.4
S
7
2.2
S
11
1.4
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
394
331
286
220
172
172
116
116
66
68
52
160
178
1151
620
1137
437
538
558
540
531
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:02AM1.70m
7:24PM1.80m
7:46AM1.70m
8:08PM1.77m
8:33AM1.71m
8:55PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.31m
1:47AM0.33m
2:03PM0.33m
2:32AM0.32m
2:52PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
11
13
11
7
7
6
6
8
13
15
7
7
6
6
5
4
5
6
4
5
Feels °C
2
7
8
6
3
4
3
2
5
9
11
2
3
2
-3
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-2
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