Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C
2.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)18s
Evening (04 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
19
1.8
WSW
19
2
WSW
18
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
619
291
612
566
576
904
2218
2383
2993
2820
2686
2080
1899
2191
2895
3698
3951
4213
4213
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
S
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:27AM0.46m
10:35AM0.37m
2:01AM0.52m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.20m
7:10AM0.33m
6:01PM0.21m
5:08PM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
3
3
2
Temp °C
18
19
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
15
15
10
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
15
16
13
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