Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
19.4°C
0.9° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 1AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (11 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
3
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2705
2887
3074
2900
2954
2663
2917
2750
2646
2725
2465
2043
1809
1671
1409
1244
1057
1042
850
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
15
E
20
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:11PM0.58m
10:33AM0.32m
9:25PM0.62m
11:29AM0.27m
9:39PM0.65m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.29m
4:39AM0.17m
1:54PM0.28m
5:18AM0.16m
1:41PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
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13
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17
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17
Feels °C
12
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7
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5
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5
12
14
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13
10
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