Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
493
537
1529
784
1693
773
784
892
1871
2238
2238
2381
2305
2274
1987
1748
1724
1504
1351
1143
942
802
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
S
25
SW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:56PM0.68m
11:30PM0.67m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.15m
11:45AM0.12m
12:43PM0.07m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
18
17
16
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
8
9
10
10
11
10
11
13
12
9
10
10
10
9
9
16
12
10
10
9
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