Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
149
138
125
121
84
93
59
54
50
35
35
68
49
24
24
41
91
37
23
43
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
NNE
0
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
0
NW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM1.85m
11:40PM1.78m
12:16PM1.93m
00:40AM1.83m
1:15PM2.01m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.31m
5:55AM0.22m
6:32PM0.27m
6:52AM0.16m
7:31PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
3
7
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
-1
4
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
4
5
5
5
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