Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 1PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
722
612
508
493
379
368
299
295
390
364
788
778
933
730
592
656
638
638
619
644
559
559
581
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
10
NW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:03AM0.42m
9:49PM0.56m
10:53AM0.35m
10:06PM0.62m
12:13PM0.27m
10:28PM0.66m
Low Tide
4:00AM0.20m
3:21PM0.25m
4:54AM0.17m
3:13PM0.27m
5:53AM0.15m
2:34PM0.26m
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Temp °C
13
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
13
15
12
14
15
15
13
13
14
13
14
13
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
14
12
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