Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
1.9° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 5PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
0
0
0
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4
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
7
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
929
1811
2420
2991
4109
3861
5120
5155
4643
3685
3456
3740
3113
2716
2454
1846
1670
1504
1504
1370
1244
Wind (km/h)
40
W
50
SW
45
SSW
35
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:13AM0.75m
9:00AM0.72m
Low Tide
4:43PM-0.05m
5:17PM-0.02m
5:43PM0.04m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
3
2
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
12
11
9
9
9
10
12
13
15
15
14
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
4
2
3
3
3
4
5
9
10
11
10
11
10
9
9
11
13
13
13
12
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