Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 12PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1487
1588
1787
2017
2230
2351
2323
2027
1953
1928
1880
1788
1743
1487
1428
1319
1175
1159
1099
1083
1038
919
905
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:43AM0.67m
00:12AM0.30m
10:19AM0.59m
00:00AM0.36m
10:45AM0.50m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.12m
2:36AM0.29m
5:44PM0.19m
3:58AM0.29m
5:17PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
13
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
16
19
19
17
17
15
14
13
17
20
20
18
19
Feels °C
10
8
11
13
11
10
11
11
10
9
13
17
17
13
13
11
9
9
14
17
18
15
16
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