Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SE
16
1.8
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
298
278
288
216
352
270
382
344
250
181
131
73
51
38
36
35
28
17
16
24
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NW
35
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
W
5
NW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
4:06PM1.85m
4:23AM1.74m
4:46PM1.86m
5:04AM1.76m
5:27PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.31m
10:18PM0.35m
10:30AM0.28m
11:01PM0.31m
11:15AM0.26m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
9
10
11
11
12
13
17
16
14
12
12
12
10
9
13
13
11
9
Feels °C
1
1
0
3
6
7
6
7
8
11
10
6
7
6
4
5
5
11
10
9
7
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