Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 10AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2461
2110
1772
1547
1291
1125
962
763
722
612
467
453
379
368
269
265
390
364
1230
674
657
632
592
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
5
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:18AM0.48m
9:38PM0.50m
10:03AM0.42m
9:49PM0.56m
10:53AM0.35m
10:06PM0.62m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.25m
3:21PM0.23m
4:00AM0.20m
3:21PM0.25m
4:54AM0.17m
3:13PM0.27m
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cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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5:58
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Temp °C
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
8
7
8
9
11
12
14
12
13
14
13
14
12
13
12
11
10
11
12
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