Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
!
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
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)
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
2
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4789
3832
3456
3740
3113
2827
2454
1846
1670
1504
1370
1370
1244
1279
1487
1567
1787
2017
2041
2230
2323
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:13AM0.75m
9:00AM0.72m
9:43AM0.67m
Low Tide
5:17PM-0.02m
5:43PM0.04m
5:56PM0.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
12
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
13
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
8
11
13
11
10
11
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