Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.1° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)19s
Evening (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
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
603
603
692
779
876
1361
3513
5281
4780
4525
3904
3147
2359
2110
1606
1397
1154
1001
962
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
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
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
14
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14
18
18
17
14
12
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Feels °C
14
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14
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6
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