Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
9.5° C
0.2° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.7
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
1
NNE
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
ESE
18
0.4
ESE
17
0.6
E
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
9
15
32
3
6
29
53
54
67
27
25
17
36
103
101
197
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:32AM1.69m
1:03PM1.76m
1:21AM1.67m
1:50PM1.78m
Low Tide
6:20PM0.43m
6:38AM0.38m
7:09PM0.46m
7:24AM0.41m
7:57PM0.47m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
 mm
2
5
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
10
15
16
12
8
8
7
6
4
4
5
4
4
Feels °C
6
7
7
6
5
10
11
8
5
5
3
-3
-4
-3
-1
-1
1
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