Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 05 Feb 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)--
Afternoon (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (06 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)5666776666654455541111101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7087103707360443151241655810202620242220192828
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
S
15
SE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
1.89
8:56AM
1.93
9:23PM
1.83
9:47AM
1.84
10:16PM
1.78
10:39AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:47AM
0.17
3:17PM
0.20
3:38AM
0.26
4:06PM
0.26
4:29AM
0.34
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:37-------6:37--
Sunset-8:50-------8:49-------8:47------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181816151413182321171615141415181919171514131414
Feels °C (?)14161613121016221917151413131517181816131181112
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