Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.8° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
18
2
W
12
3
WNW
10
3.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
942
765
653
514
434
427
331
498
485
465
352
415
336
326
303
298
350
313
254
418
1117
1556
2768
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:22PM0.60m
11:48PM0.59m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.18m
1:59PM0.15m
2:16PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
24
28
28
26
24
22
23
22
23
21
19
18
17
16
17
18
22
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
16
21
26
27
24
23
20
20
18
20
19
17
19
18
16
16
15
16
14
14
12
10
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