Leithfield Beach surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 28 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Leithfield Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
17
1.4
SE
17
1.4
SE
18
1.4
SE
18
1.4
SE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SE
16
0.9
SE
14
0.8
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
1098
1278
1249
1073
874
687
504
447
349
288
205
157
118
114
112
87
61
58
27
26
42
25
15
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
E
10
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
0
W
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:44PM1.82m
3:01AM1.75m
3:28PM1.83m
3:45AM1.73m
4:11PM1.84m
4:29AM1.72m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.29m
8:55PM0.37m
9:11AM0.32m
9:41PM0.39m
9:54AM0.34m
10:27PM0.40m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
5:02
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
12
14
11
10
9
12
12
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
10
12
8
7
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
17
1.4
SE
17
1.4
SE
18
1.4
SE
18
1.4
SE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SE
16
0.9
SE
14
0.8
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
671
1098
1278
1249
1073
874
687
504
447
349
288
205
157
118
114
112
87
61
15
18
19
26
19
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
E
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
28
27
26
22
12
9
9
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
12
13
13
58
27
26
25
25
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
42
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
2
3
7
30
38
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
28
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
71
1
0
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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