Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
2.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 2AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1108
1354
1756
1881
2033
1750
1527
1431
2042
2178
2148
2615
2268
2178
1874
1579
1299
1261
1127
1093
936
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52AM0.63m
00:58AM0.32m
10:14AM0.59m
00:58AM0.36m
10:33AM0.52m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.12m
3:22AM0.30m
5:55PM0.15m
4:33AM0.32m
6:02PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
19
19
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
13
12
11
9
9
13
17
19
17
15
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
13
11
9
9
8
9
9
8
7
6
4
3
7
13
16
13
11
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