Surf Forecasts:
Leithfield Beach surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period, SE swell with 743 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Leithfield Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Leithfield Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Leithfield Beach in the next 16 days are 1.4m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Leithfield Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 57 | 309 | 298 | 274 | 191 | 345 | 185 | 82 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 341 | 313 | 133 | 691 | 386 | 291 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.83m | 3:42AM1.71m | 4:06PM1.85m | 4:23AM1.74m | 4:46PM1.86m | 5:04AM1.76m | 5:27PM1.86m | 5:47AM1.78m | 6:09PM1.85m | 6:31AM1.80m | 6:54PM1.83m | 7:18AM1.82m | 7:41PM1.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.35m | 9:35PM0.39m | 9:46AM0.31m | 10:18PM0.35m | 10:30AM0.28m | 11:01PM0.31m | 11:15AM0.26m | 11:44PM0.29m | 12:01PM0.26m | 00:29AM0.27m | 12:49PM0.26m | 1:15AM0.26m | 1:40PM0.27m | 2:04AM0.26m | |||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | NE 4 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 5 | 309 | 298 | 274 | 77 | 52 | 185 | 82 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 43 | 341 | 313 | 133 | 691 | 386 | 291 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSE 17 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 11 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 33 | 48 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | S 17 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | — | E 9 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 31 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 3 | ESE 6 | E 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 41 | 27 | 145 | 191 | 345 | 7 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | 5 | 22 | 45 | 12 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 31 | 76 | 204 | 28 | 1 | 96 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 56 | 71 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 74 |
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