Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
2.2° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 4AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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
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3
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
7
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
11
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.3
W
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
502
3866
3218
4251
4461
5302
5839
4800
4085
2127
2702
2350
1777
1557
1255
1120
953
838
774
644
541
522
467
763
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
W
40
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:02AM0.51m
2:31AM0.38m
10:03AM0.43m
2:48AM0.44m
9:06AM0.39m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.22m
5:19AM0.36m
6:13PM0.22m
7:01AM0.38m
5:59PM0.21m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
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5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
9
8
9
10
11
11
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
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