Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.0° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
19
2.4
WSW
18
2.4
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
587
624
561
603
603
692
779
889
1361
4105
4889
3877
3547
3643
3147
2461
2110
1606
1324
1154
1001
962
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
E
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:54AM0.55m
9:32PM0.40m
8:35AM0.52m
9:32PM0.44m
9:18AM0.48m
9:38PM0.50m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.16m
2:13AM0.29m
3:18PM0.19m
3:08AM0.25m
3:21PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
18
19
18
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
14
Feels °C
13
13
15
13
13
13
10
11
11
10
14
12
11
5
5
7
7
6
6
7
9
8
11
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