Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
2.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 3AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1321
1598
1303
1857
2007
1826
1993
5507
3111
4432
4415
5914
5687
5771
5750
5898
5641
5007
4301
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
40
NNW
45
W
45
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:19AM0.48m
9:25AM0.34m
00:36AM0.52m
8:20AM0.33m
Low Tide
4:57PM0.23m
6:11AM0.31m
4:45PM0.21m
7:48AM0.33m
4:28PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
 mm
5
1
Temp °C
22
20
18
16
15
15
18
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
17
15
13
10
9
9
11
7
6
8
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
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