Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
368
299
295
390
364
683
1016
1339
632
683
580
553
508
530
551
559
559
581
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:49PM0.56m
10:53AM0.35m
10:06PM0.62m
12:13PM0.27m
10:28PM0.66m
Low Tide
3:21PM0.25m
4:54AM0.17m
3:13PM0.27m
5:53AM0.15m
2:34PM0.26m
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Temp °C
16
16
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
12
13
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14
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14
12
11
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12
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