Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.2° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 3AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
4
4
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
15
1.5
W
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
19
1.8
WSW
19
2.2
WSW
18
2.3
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1127
1093
936
850
733
662
692
577
530
1074
612
480
530
904
2218
3102
2993
3053
2686
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07AM0.41m
10:44AM0.45m
1:27AM0.46m
10:35AM0.37m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.17m
5:45AM0.33m
6:06PM0.20m
7:10AM0.33m
6:01PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
4
2
Temp °C
17
15
13
13
13
13
17
18
18
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
11
8
8
8
9
12
14
14
15
13
13
13
14
12
13
12
12
13
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