Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.8° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 7AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
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4
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4259
4208
4490
4112
4230
4082
3870
3553
3029
2736
2392
2109
1813
1915
2176
1780
1647
1684
1401
1216
1030
1077
1147
1034
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:39AM0.43m
8:20PM0.51m
8:41AM0.40m
8:29PM0.57m
9:49AM0.35m
8:44PM0.63m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.30m
1:40PM0.23m
2:59AM0.23m
1:44PM0.26m
3:45AM0.16m
1:41PM0.29m
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Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
14
15
15
12
11
10
11
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
8
7
8
5
6
6
7
8
9
8
10
10
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