Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

14.1°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 2PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 6	E 5	SSE 11	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	30	17	15	11	19	16	43	26	21	21	26	28	28	29	43	39	33	22	21	25	24	24	15	22	23	33
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	ESE	W	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	SW	S	ESE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:00AM1.89m				2:24PM1.94m				2:53AM1.90m				3:15PM1.91m				3:43AM1.90m					4:03PM1.87m				4:30AM1.91m
Low Tide			8:08AM0.18m				8:38PM0.15m				9:02AM0.20m				9:28PM0.17m				9:54AM0.24m					10:16PM0.20m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	8:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	21	24	22	19	17	18	18	18	22	23	23	21	20	18	17	17	20	22	16	15	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	13	13	17	21	20	19	17	17	16	16	18	19	18	17	17	14	14	14	19	20	15	14	9	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 6	E 5	ENE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	—	SE 8	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8
kJ	30	17	15	9	10	10	43	26	21	21	26	28	28	29	43	39	33	22	21	—	3	24	15	22	23	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 13	E 13	SSE 10	SE 9	SE 9	E 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 9	SSE 8	E 12	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	—
kJ	16	12	12	11	3	3	9	3	3	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	7	3	1	1	1	1	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 13	E 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	E 12	—	—	—	—	E 12	S 8	S 8	—	S 17	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	3	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	—	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 2	NNW 3	N 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	N 2	N 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	E 7	E 7	S 3	S 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	5	2	19	16	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	1	25	24	3	4	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	30	71	71	71	56	0	30	30	56	56	56	30	30	30	56	30	30	30	59	115	67	67	30	30	30
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Gore Bay	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Le Bons Bay		Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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