Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 2AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1629
1721
1568
1835
1960
1960
1927
1953
1924
1811
1642
1642
1721
1676
1589
1716
1797
1927
1987
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:01AM0.60m
4:44AM0.57m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.04m
2:31PM0.06m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
15
15
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
15
14
14
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11
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