Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.6° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
573
584
507
442
434
375
375
354
290
239
234
194
188
149
146
116
116
85
83
61
60
41
41
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:57PM1.77m
12:32PM1.88m
00:55AM1.82m
1:30PM1.98m
1:52AM1.89m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.33m
6:13AM0.24m
6:46PM0.28m
7:08AM0.17m
7:45PM0.22m
8:04AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part 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>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
7
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
7
Feels °C
1
1
0
0
0
1
-1
2
3
4
1
1
0
0
0
5
6
4
3
2
1
1
1
4
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