Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.2° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
17
0.6
E
17
0.7
E
17
0.8
E
16
0.9
E
16
1
E
17
1
E
17
1.1
E
16
1.1
E
16
1.1
E
16
1.2
E
15
1.2
E
15
1.1
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
25
25
14
15
15
55
31
81
130
144
207
270
339
427
572
569
643
627
604
688
679
559
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
W
5
W
20
N
10
NW
15
W
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:15PM2.24m
5:38AM2.05m
6:10PM2.22m
6:34AM2.03m
7:05PM2.17m
Low Tide
10:59AM-0.06m
11:38PM0.02m
11:56AM-0.06m
00:34AM0.01m
12:53PM-0.04m
1:29AM0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
17
16
11
11
14
13
8
11
11
9
8
8
7
6
6
9
11
9
8
7
6
5
Feels °C
9
11
13
12
8
9
10
10
4
9
8
6
6
5
4
3
3
6
8
6
5
4
3
2
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