Surf Forecasts:
Leithfield Beach surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, E swell with 1,450 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E 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 (Jul 11) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 18s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Leithfield Beach in the next 16 days are 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 06) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Leithfield Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 104mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | E 9 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 110 | 119 | 63 | 161 | 976 | 882 | 552 | 683 | 1211 | 1026 | 788 | 720 | 693 | 750 | 566 | 400 | 432 | 424 | 290 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.75m | 9:03AM1.62m | 9:24PM1.73m | 9:50AM1.65m | 10:11PM1.73m | 10:41AM1.70m | 11:02PM1.74m | 11:35AM1.78m | 11:57PM1.77m | 12:32PM1.88m | 00:55AM1.82m | 1:30PM1.98m | 1:52AM1.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.38m | 3:17PM0.38m | 3:47AM0.36m | 4:04PM0.38m | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:55PM0.36m | 5:21AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.33m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.28m | 7:08AM0.17m | 7:45PM0.22m | 8:04AM0.10m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 |
 | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 0 | -4 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 211 | 110 | 81 | 63 | 63 | 976 | 882 | 552 | 683 | 1211 | 1026 | 788 | 720 | 693 | 750 | 566 | 400 | 432 | 424 | 290 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 21 | SSE 19 | SE 5 | ENE 8 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SE 7 | S 14 | S 18 | — | S 21 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 21 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 40 | 119 | 73 | 33 | 4 | 97 | — | 36 | 123 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 32 | 59 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 16 | — | — | SSE 14 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 119 | 30 | 127 | — | — | 20 | 7 | — | — | — | 116 | — | — | — | 30 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 14 | 23 | 161 | 828 | 758 | 196 | 76 | 757 | 26 | 24 | 37 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 56 | 41 | 35 | 189 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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