Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 2AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.1
W
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
19
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
18
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1172
922
852
745
699
608
405
970
1138
1584
1042
1224
2523
3134
7017
7020
7140
7001
6721
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
40
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:37AM0.63m
8:14AM0.63m
Low Tide
4:15PM0.08m
4:26PM0.08m
4:32PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
2
3
14
13
8
9
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
12
15
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
16
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
14
13
11
11
8
10
10
12
13
14
12
11
10
12
12
13
13
5
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