Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

13.3°C

Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (18 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	112	109	109	121	169	171	173	173	171	162	154	144	142	150	162	119	105	104	66	127	125	256	61	29
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NNW	NE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	E	E	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	10:55PM1.62m				11:22AM1.73m				11:46PM1.59m				12:11PM1.71m				00:35AM1.59m				12:58PM1.71m
Low Tide			5:00AM0.45m				5:35PM0.47m				5:47AM0.46m				6:21PM0.47m				6:33AM0.46m					7:06PM0.45m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	8	11	15	16	15	14	12	11	11	14	18	15	13	12	11	9	9	11	13	13	12	11
Feels °C	4	4	6	9	11	11	10	10	9	8	7	11	14	10	10	9	9	8	7	8	9	8	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	SE 15	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 11
kJ	45	27	109	121	169	171	173	173	171	162	154	144	142	150	162	119	105	104	66	127	125	99	61	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 7	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 10	NE 4	ENE 4	E 10	E 10	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 15
kJ	112	109	25	21	14	14	8	4	3	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	2	256	22	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 11	E 10	SSE 5	E 10	—	—	NE 10	E 10
kJ	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	5	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	9	—	—	—	—	1	4	6	3	—	—	—	1	11	16	15
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	10	28	71	71	10	0	0	0	0	74	71	10	10	10	0	10	10	71	71	71	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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