Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
1.9° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 2AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
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3
4
3
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2608
3260
3514
3980
5355
4883
4789
3685
3456
3740
3113
2716
2454
1846
1670
1504
1370
1370
1244
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:13AM0.75m
9:00AM0.72m
Low Tide
4:43PM-0.05m
5:17PM-0.02m
5:43PM0.04m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
9
9
9
12
14
15
15
14
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
2
2
3
3
4
4
8
9
11
10
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
11
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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