Leithfield Beach Surf Break

Leithfield Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.19° S 172.77° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Leithfield Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Leithfield Beach at 11AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
ESE
15
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.7
SE
17
1.1
SE
18
1.1
SE
18
1
SE
17
0.9
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
179
18
18
10
10
9
9
8
19
38
298
727
790
553
381
248
140
123
85
80
73
56
53
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SE
20
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
0
W
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:54AM1.90m
10:21PM1.96m
10:53AM1.85m
11:17PM1.88m
11:50AM1.82m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.09m
4:06PM0.14m
4:39AM0.14m
5:02PM0.23m
5:32AM0.20m
5:56PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
12
10
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
6
9
11
10
8
8
Feels °C
12
8
5
6
6
7
5
5
5
4
5
7
8
7
6
6
4
4
3
7
9
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.7
SE
17
1.1
SE
18
1.1
SE
18
1
SE
17
0.9
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
18
10
3
11
6
2
2
9
8
19
38
298
727
790
553
381
248
140
123
85
80
73
56
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
63
10
2
10
10
9
1
8
8
8
8
6
12
14
9
9
9
11
10
9
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
18
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
19
26
26
10
2
7
4
4
8
1
32
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
15
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
179
18
18
6
2
26
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
23
96
56
12
30
71
67
30
30
30
0
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
6
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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