Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
19.4°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 9PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1962
2482
2899
2934
2895
3114
3099
3135
2840
1748
1548
2279
1990
1751
1557
1511
1316
1175
938
825
699
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:30PM0.58m
00:03AM0.54m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.14m
1:32PM0.14m
1:44PM0.15m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
16
15
13
11
9
9
10
10
12
11
12
13
12
12
11
12
11
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