Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is

17.2° C

Leighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 4AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (23 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	934	774	774	672	653	586	486	406	362	299	295	290	199	187	180	174	171	394	415	396	461	454	454	384
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		4:47AM0.58m									5:37AM0.60m								6:25AM0.63m
Low Tide						4:04PM0.12m								4:17PM0.09m								4:36PM0.07m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	11	13	16	17	16	14	13	12	12	13	16	17	16	15	14	13	12	14	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	9	6	6	8	11	13	12	10	8	7	7	8	12	14	12	11	10	8	7	9	14	15	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	934	774	774	672	653	586	486	406	362	299	295	290	199	187	180	174	171	394	415	396	461	454	454	384
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 20	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 15	W 15	—	—	—	SW 18	—	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	7	7	25	25	25	53	52	52	87	51	81	110	110	—	—	—	13	—	43	69
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	E 3	E 3	ENE 3	NE 3	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 3
kJ	4	7	7	6	2	—	1	2	3	7	6	5	2	—	—	—	1	2	5	8	6	6	8	7
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	8	1	1	1	1	24	24	21	1	1	1	1	1	21	24	21	127	127	24	15
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	4	4	7	5	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8

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