Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)12121211111110101491413131313131212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13571080911655526442296239144113178127858483827710310210069686639
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
20
NNW
15
N
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------7:01-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:55-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1420191715151413141717141312910121516151312129
Feels °C (?)12151212119791012108784481313109896
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