Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
18.5°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 12PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
12
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
13
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
W
12
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4523
6496
6495
5846
4484
3287
2759
2022
1872
1497
442
555
700
732
555
1479
1758
1739
1644
1689
1859
1572
1511
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:40AM0.53m
3:27AM0.53m
5:23AM0.54m
Low Tide
2:35PM0.11m
2:43AM0.53m
2:52PM0.11m
3:05PM0.11m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
11
13
13
14
15
15
13
15
13
13
13
14
13
13
15
12
11
11
10
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