Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 10AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (06 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2207
2268
2423
2786
2479
2479
2821
2785
1982
2262
1856
1766
1527
1199
1094
1993
2578
651
2686
3698
3798
4261
3857
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
WSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:08AM0.55m
11:36PM0.38m
7:12AM0.52m
9:07PM0.40m
8:07AM0.48m
8:54PM0.45m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.11m
1:31AM0.38m
3:05PM0.17m
2:32AM0.31m
3:01PM0.23m
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clear
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thunderstorm
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5:48
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5:46
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6:21
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6:22
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1
2
7
1
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Temp °C
14
14
20
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
18
12
12
12
13
13
11
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
13
10
7
7
7
8
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