Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.4° C
2.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 8PM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Afternoon (04 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (04 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
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3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
19
2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2218
2383
2534
2820
2686
2080
1899
2191
2895
3698
3951
4213
4267
4267
4374
3993
3685
3298
3062
2836
2801
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:35AM0.37m
2:01AM0.52m
2:54AM0.57m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.21m
5:08PM0.21m
2:52PM0.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
15
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
16
14
12
10
10
13
13
14
14
14
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