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Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
19.0° C
 (Which is 4.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
NNE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
1.1
S
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)14141311989101614121212131312115111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)443117799243914419590441709482454455240505049
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
5
NNW
5
E
25
ESE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
5
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
1.75
12:41AM
1.72
1:00PM
1.69
1:32AM
1.72
1:50PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
0.36
6:21PM
0.33
6:46AM
0.43
7:08PM
0.38
7:36AM
0.47
7:54PM
0.41
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise-6:01-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset-----9:09-------9:08-------9:08--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------212---------------
Temp. °C202126272725181812121414141413121110151718181616
Feels °C (?)1311171820201514911139889997131415161514
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