Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.1° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 4AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)15ft (4.5m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2903
3032
4475
4954
3648
6556
8439
8640
9933
10446
11146
8753
7721
6331
4965
4116
3412
3102
1236
Wind (km/h)
20
W
35
W
40
W
50
W
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
15
SE
10
SSE
10
ENE
15
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:14AM0.67m
6:20AM0.71m
Low Tide
3:04PM0.06m
3:34PM-0.01m
4:08PM-0.04m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
14
10
7
6
1
2
0
3
3
4
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
11
11
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