Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
2.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
2.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
935
838
1199
1107
904
917
929
983
1061
1154
947
989
960
841
786
660
727
558
671
2452
3459
3932
4471
5068
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
25
NNW
5
NNW
20
N
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:26AM0.70m
10:57AM0.61m
11:02AM0.51m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.01m
7:30PM0.09m
7:21PM0.17m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
6
13
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
24
21
19
18
17
17
19
18
17
19
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
Feels °C
20
18
14
13
11
11
14
13
12
16
18
15
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
10
9
8
9
11
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