Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.0°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
18
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
5
0.5
SE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SE
17
0.9
SE
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SE
14
1.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
51
77
76
78
76
69
49
57
57
162
67
147
305
386
434
424
355
258
167
150
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
SW
20
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:44PM1.81m
3:01AM1.69m
3:25PM1.83m
3:42AM1.71m
4:06PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.39m
8:52PM0.42m
9:03AM0.35m
9:35PM0.39m
9:46AM0.31m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
4
7
3
1
2
2
Temp °C
15
18
16
14
13
14
14
15
13
13
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
9
Feels °C
8
12
9
6
9
9
8
10
8
10
6
6
4
4
6
2
1
0
1
2
5
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