Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1991
2117
1850
1420
1852
4372
4032
3269
2853
2541
2191
1899
1875
1933
2200
2637
3161
3155
3005
2653
2588
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:17AM0.66m
7:18AM0.66m
Low Tide
3:10PM-0.00m
3:40PM0.00m
4:06PM0.04m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
17
14
12
11
11
11
17
20
19
17
16
14
13
12
17
20
20
17
13
Feels °C
7
11
11
8
7
7
8
8
14
17
14
13
12
10
9
7
11
14
14
11
7
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