Surf Forecasts:
Leithfield Beach surf forecast from 12 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 18 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 19 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SE swell with 376 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 14 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE 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 Sunday (Jun 14) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.2m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 17s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Leithfield Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sun 14th Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Thu 18th Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Leithfield Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 16 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 66 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 20 | 144 | 18 | 57 | 144 | 251 | 367 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:11AM1.89m | 2:44PM2.05m | 3:07AM1.95m | 3:40PM2.15m | 4:03AM2.00m | 4:37PM2.22m | 5:00AM2.03m | 5:34PM2.25m | 5:58AM2.05m | 6:31PM2.25m | 6:56AM2.03m | 7:29PM2.21m | 7:55AM2.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.12m | 9:01PM0.16m | 9:20AM0.05m | 10:00PM0.10m | 10:18AM-0.01m | 10:59PM0.06m | 11:17AM-0.04m | 11:58PM0.03m | 12:16PM-0.06m | 00:56AM0.01m | 1:14PM-0.05m | 1:54AM0.02m | 2:12PM-0.01m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 144 | 6 | 28 | 144 | 251 | 367 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | SE 17 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 17 | SE 12 | — | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | E 12 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | S 10 | — | — | E 20 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 11 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 34 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 57 | 130 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 18 | — | SE 17 | SE 17 | — | SE 15 | — | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | — | 12 | 12 | — | 9 | — | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 11 | 14 | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 12 | 66 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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