Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
11.1° C

1.1°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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (29 Jun)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
SSE
18
0.7
SE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
19
1
S
19
0.9
SE
18
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
161
161
161
130
207
316
534
541
617
736
491
278
261
154
142
97
91
70
94
96
96
96
94
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:02AM1.70m
4:28PM1.85m
4:45AM1.70m
5:11PM1.86m
5:28AM1.70m
5:53PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.43m
10:09AM0.37m
10:44PM0.42m
10:53AM0.36m
11:28PM0.41m
11:37AM0.35m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
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5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
9
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
9
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
6
8
9
8
6
6
4
4
3
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SE
19
0.9
SE
18
0.7
E
10
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
161
161
161
161
130
135
151
534
541
617
518
491
94
261
154
142
68
70
70
94
96
96
96
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SE
18
0.6
SSE
18
0.7
SE
18
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SE
16
0.6
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
14
12
11
30
80
207
316
149
146
133
127
125
278
68
151
122
97
91
67
61
57
33
31
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
1
S
19
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
4
12
10
4
2
3
2
736
6
7
12
8
25
24
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
3
5
4
10
16
14
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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