Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.1° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
531
570
503
494
478
406
384
338
332
292
240
196
163
110
178
182
182
189
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
S
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:55PM1.75m
9:23AM1.74m
9:46PM1.75m
10:18AM1.79m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.31m
3:43PM0.34m
4:08AM0.30m
4:38PM0.33m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
7
6
5
4
3
2
3
5
6
5
4
Feels °C
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
3
3
1
0
0
-2
0
2
2
1
0
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