Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 2PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
4
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1106
956
1175
930
1083
1068
994
863
837
824
722
669
669
551
525
517
525
596
634
553
603
603
692
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
0
ESE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:23AM0.55m
7:11AM0.56m
9:46PM0.36m
7:54AM0.55m
9:32PM0.40m
Low Tide
3:12PM0.12m
3:15PM0.14m
1:00AM0.34m
3:16PM0.16m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
13
14
13
11
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