Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
2.8° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.4
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
343
326
290
241
241
249
468
402
402
407
491
751
1134
1179
1354
1756
1881
2058
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:28AM0.66m
9:52AM0.63m
Low Tide
5:40PM0.08m
5:44PM0.10m
5:48PM0.12m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
2
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
13
12
15
17
18
18
16
15
14
13
16
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
14
13
11
9
8
7
10
13
16
18
14
13
12
11
14
14
14
14
12
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