Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.6
E
1.2
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010106666661515141414131313121212121256
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1542407186465543413140384167625856555149474617978176
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
S
15
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
2.01
9:48AM
1.88
10:21PM
2.01
10:49AM
1.86
11:24PM
2.00
11:52AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
0.17
4:07PM
0.14
4:45AM
0.19
5:06PM
0.15
5:45AM
0.20
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:33-------7:35-------7:37-
Sunset-7:37-------7:35-------7:32------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C161514141414162120161515141314171715141414151515
Feels °C (?)121212141312131817151414131112151514141413121010
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