Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.4° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.1
S
22
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.2
SSE
20
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
10
13
36
59
79
106
129
203
194
140
108
84
64
48
32
30
37
109
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:21AM1.94m
2:52PM2.09m
3:15AM1.98m
3:43PM2.10m
Low Tide
8:14PM0.15m
8:33AM0.06m
9:08PM0.11m
9:28AM0.04m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
4
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
6
5
7
12
14
11
8
8
8
8
6
5
8
8
5
Feels °C
5
6
7
5
3
1
3
8
9
6
4
4
4
4
-2
-2
2
3
1
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