Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
11.7° C

1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
35
30
20
20
25
37
229
140
167
119
70
106
138
115
90
68
78
100
104
140
244
373
408
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
S
30
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
W
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:11AM1.80m
12:43PM1.79m
1:01AM1.75m
1:32PM1.79m
1:49AM1.71m
2:19PM1.79m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.26m
6:49PM0.37m
7:10AM0.32m
7:40PM0.41m
7:56AM0.36m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
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5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
11
13
12
9
8
6
6
5
5
7
7
7
6
4
4
4
6
6
6
Feels °C
7
6
6
5
6
8
11
10
3
0
0
1
0
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
37
35
7
13
14
25
37
86
140
167
119
70
106
138
115
90
68
78
100
104
140
244
373
408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
14
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
5
6
30
18
11
11
10
9
9
8
4
27
40
29
20
18
78
71
51
94
176
249
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
25
22
20
20
20
21
22
4
4
4
4
8
17
14
19
18
138
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
0.4
SW
2
0.6
SSW
3
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
1
S
4
1.2
SSE
4
1.1
S
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
229
1
9
48
12
2
5
12
29
48
35
21
15
8
12
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
56
10
10
0
31
41
31
35
0
35
153
153
153
153
35
31
31
31
31
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
1
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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