Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is

10.1° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SE by Thu morning).
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 10	E 13	E 13	SSE 19	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 16	ESE 16	E 17
Wave Graph
kJ	11	6	24	25	21	8	13	12	4	9	14	13	35	26	25	25	14	15	15	56	31	81	151	142
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	N	N	N	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NW	SE	ENE	ESE
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	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide				3:46AM2.01m				4:20PM2.23m				4:42AM2.04m				5:15PM2.24m				5:38AM2.05m
Low Tide		9:43PM0.10m				10:01AM-0.02m				10:41PM0.05m				10:59AM-0.06m				11:38PM0.02m				11:56AM-0.06m


	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	8	10	11	11	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	12	15	17	15	10	10	12	11	12	11	10	8
Feels °C	6	4	6	5	6	7	8	10	9	11	11	10	10	12	12	10	7	8	10	7	7	9	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 4	E 10	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 6	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	NE 4	ENE 4	E 13	E 13	E 16	NNE 5	E 17
kJ	6	17	24	25	21	8	13	12	4	9	4	10	5	26	25	25	9	4	1	56	31	81	3	142
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 6	E 14	E 11	NE 4	E 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 18	E 13	E 12	E 11	ENE 7	E 17	N 4	NE 7	SE 3
kJ	3	6	6	6	2	2	7	2	4	4	9	2	26	5	5	12	14	10	10	5	22	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 18	E 15	NE 8	S 16	E 13	E 13	SSE 19	SE 19	SE 19	—	ENE 7	E 14	E 14	S 17	ENE 7	NE 7	S 16	NE 5
kJ	11	3	3	5	1	1	6	4	3	5	14	13	35	14	14	—	5	15	15	6	5	2	19	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	N 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 3	N 4	NNW 3	NE 7	NNE 4	NW 3	NW 3	N 2	N 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNW 3	—	NNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	ESE 16	E 3
kJ	10	8	7	10	13	10	5	6	1	43	11	1	1	2	6	7	9	1	—	3	4	1	151	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	New Brighton Beach Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	56	56	56	36	74	218	218	218	74	67	67	30	0	1	30	30	30	30	56	0	0	1	10	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay				Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Le Bons Bay	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1				1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	1	5	1	2	2	3
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Asu Indonesia	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Shingles New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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