Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.1° 

Leighton 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 Leighton Beach today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 1AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1510
1487
1487
1510
1579
1674
1822
1847
2259
2840
2740
3448
3544
1956
3092
3139
3282
4532
4490
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
S
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:22AM0.61m
1:17AM0.62m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.21m
1:48PM0.14m
2:08PM0.07m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
10
11
10
9
9
11
11
12
13
13
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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