Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

13.5°C

Leithfield Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 6	S 13	ENE 8	S 16	SE 11	SE 16	S 14	SE 4	ENE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	6	6	6	5	5	10	16	8	12	24	24	23	24	24	24	22	20
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW	SSW	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide	11:02PM1.89m				11:35AM2.04m				00:04AM1.88m				12:34PM2.01m					1:03AM1.88m				1:31PM1.98m
Low Tide			5:16AM0.11m				5:55PM0.13m				6:14AM0.13m				6:51PM0.14m					7:12AM0.15m				7:46PM0.14m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	18	12	11	10	10	10	10	11	13	15	17	18
Feels °C	6	7	9	10	10	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	7	9	8	8	8	8	9	11	13	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 6	N 4	ENE 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	ESE 5
kJ	35	20	8	4	4	4	3	3	11	6	4	1	3	5	5	12	7	7	5	8	24	24	22	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 6	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 5	SE 11	S 14	SE 14	SE 15	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 16	ENE 6	SE 5	NE 6	SSE 14
kJ	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	3	6	5	5	3	5	16	8	8	11	5	4	24	3	11	1	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	SE 12	S 13	S 16	S 16	SE 11	SE 16	SE 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	ENE 6	—	E 14	E 14	NE 6
kJ	8	8	3	3	3	3	3	6	3	5	5	5	10	5	2	2	24	24	23	4	—	4	4	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	—	—	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	ESE 4	E 5	E 5	—
kJ	4	4	3	4	16	15	18	14	23	22	10	—	—	3	7	6	7	3	4	6	8	15	11	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	56	96	96	96	126	115	115	115	74	67	67	56	56	115	56	56	30	30	30	71	71	10	71	30
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Rating (10 max)	1								1	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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