Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.9° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 8AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2459
2179
2094
2010
1822
1822
1822
1600
1600
1265
1319
1881
1527
1307
1154
904
712
603
612
603
634
690
700
1029
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
E
5
NNW
15
SW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:23AM0.56m
4:56AM0.57m
6:03AM0.59m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.10m
3:43PM0.09m
4:00PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
16
20
19
18
18
16
16
15
18
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
10
13
18
16
14
16
14
15
13
17
13
12
11
11
10
8
11
11
10
12
11
12
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