Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
9.7° C
0.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1
E
13
1.1
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.3
ESE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
411
340
395
255
243
239
233
187
184
139
137
134
98
98
94
65
64
66
67
42
88
45
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
W
20
SSW
35
SW
50
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:15AM1.71m
4:40PM1.86m
4:56AM1.71m
5:21PM1.86m
5:38AM1.71m
6:02PM1.85m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.34m
10:55PM0.38m
11:04AM0.31m
11:38PM0.36m
11:48AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
6
1
Temp °C
7
6
7
11
13
11
10
9
9
9
11
16
15
13
11
12
11
10
11
13
10
8
6
Feels °C
3
3
4
9
12
8
7
6
5
3
5
10
9
9
6
6
3
2
4
7
5
0
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