Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 11PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3298
2977
3298
2191
2325
2983
3075
2903
2903
3333
5197
5385
3630
6813
7500
7711
8329
10574
9147
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
35
W
40
W
50
W
55
SW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:03AM0.62m
5:14AM0.67m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.14m
3:04PM0.06m
3:34PM-0.01m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
14
12
13
11
11
9
7
5
2
2
2
3
4
5
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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