Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
9.9° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
12
18
10
9
9
16
15
11
11
5
5
5
5
4
7
11
24
24
25
7
53
53
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:20AM1.79m
11:40PM1.73m
12:13PM1.77m
00:32AM1.69m
1:03PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.27m
5:28PM0.37m
5:50AM0.33m
6:20PM0.43m
6:38AM0.38m
7:09PM0.46m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:48
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5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
16
16
10
9
Feels °C
5
5
5
8
8
7
6
5
4
4
5
10
10
7
6
6
6
7
7
11
11
5
7
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