Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
2.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 6AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
2
2
4
3
4
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3
0
2
1
0
3
4
5
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2080
1899
2191
2895
3698
3951
4213
4267
4267
4101
3993
3685
3298
3062
2751
2940
3216
3267
3103
3022
2994
2864
3030
3987
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:01AM0.52m
2:54AM0.57m
4:03AM0.62m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.21m
2:52PM0.14m
3:04PM0.06m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
14
15
16
14
12
10
10
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
11
10
7
8
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