Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
2.2° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1.8
W
6
1.9
W
6
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
271
212
288
709
1126
1771
1999
2904
2531
2178
1891
1581
1258
1135
1108
1030
1193
1080
999
895
895
742
721
617
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:10AM0.65m
7:51AM0.67m
8:28AM0.68m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.06m
5:16PM0.06m
5:31PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
11
13
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
8
9
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
12
12
12
10
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