Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
2.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
!
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
2.2
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4085
1977
2763
2350
1777
1581
1255
1120
995
880
774
623
532
556
595
752
621
603
700
865
988
1034
919
878
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
0
W
5
ESE
10
E
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:31AM0.38m
10:03AM0.43m
2:48AM0.44m
9:06AM0.39m
3:19AM0.50m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.36m
6:13PM0.22m
7:01AM0.38m
5:59PM0.21m
5:38PM0.18m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
14
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
9
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