Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Issued: 1 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is

17.6°C

Leighton Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Leighton Beach today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 5AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (14 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2259	2202	1969	1969	1758	1758	1783	1657	1680	1704	1578	1578	1578	1415	1223	1283	1083	892	765	653	522	434	362	277
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:46AM0.30m				10:49PM0.59m				9:05AM0.26m					11:03PM0.60m
Low Tide			5:37AM0.23m			3:24PM0.24m					6:30AM0.24m			3:05PM0.21m								2:05PM0.18m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	18	20	21	21	18	15	14	14	15	20	24	23	20	19	18	17	18	23	27	29	26	25
Feels °C	16	15	14	17	18	18	14	10	10	10	11	17	21	19	15	14	15	14	14	20	25	27	25	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	2259	2202	1969	1969	1758	1758	1783	1657	1680	1704	1578	1578	1578	1415	1223	1283	1083	892	765	653	522	434	362	277
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	53	102
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 3	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	E 3	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 3	ENE 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	10	10	9	6	—	—	—	4	2	3	3	2	3	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	56	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	17	15	4	1	1	11	24	21	1	1	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Perth City Coast	Melros	The Spot	Melros	Melros	Melros	Cottesloe Beach	Melros	Cottesloe Beach	The Spot	Melros	Melros	Melros	Melros	Melros	Grabbers	The Spot	Melros	The Spot	The Spot	Alkimos	The Spot	Melros	The Spot	Alkimos
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5	5

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