Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.2° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
19
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
18
2.5
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
965
837
824
812
722
659
551
525
517
525
587
624
561
603
692
682
779
876
1064
4105
5043
4176
4088
3643
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
5
SE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:11AM0.56m
9:46PM0.36m
7:54AM0.55m
9:32PM0.40m
8:35AM0.52m
9:32PM0.44m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.14m
1:00AM0.34m
3:16PM0.16m
2:13AM0.29m
3:18PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
14
13
13
14
17
17
16
14
12
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
10
10
10
10
11
10
8
6
4
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