Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
19.2°C
0.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.1
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
196
290
490
463
407
332
311
304
341
584
584
505
546
956
1700
1833
1781
1962
2482
2976
3080
2999
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35PM0.64m
11:01PM0.61m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.16m
12:41PM0.14m
1:11PM0.14m
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:35
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2
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
16
17
15
15
14
16
15
16
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