Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
1
NNE
4
1.1
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
31
30
30
17
16
32
46
16
3
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
20
21
10
30
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:04AM1.86m
9:29PM1.78m
10:03AM1.89m
10:28PM1.78m
11:04AM1.93m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.29m
3:49AM0.25m
4:25PM0.29m
4:45AM0.23m
5:23PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
15
18
19
16
13
12
15
14
14
14
13
11
11
10
9
8
10
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
13
14
12
8
8
9
9
4
4
4
1
3
3
4
4
5
5
7
7
6
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