Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C
2.5° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 12AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2148
2479
2446
2178
1874
1579
1490
1261
1127
1093
936
850
733
662
692
577
537
596
519
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:58AM0.36m
10:33AM0.52m
1:07AM0.41m
10:44AM0.45m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.15m
4:33AM0.32m
6:02PM0.17m
5:45AM0.33m
6:06PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:40
 mm
11
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
10
9
13
16
18
16
14
14
14
13
18
19
19
20
15
Feels °C
10
9
8
6
5
3
7
11
14
12
9
9
9
8
13
14
15
15
9
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