Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.2° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
6
1.8
WSW
6
2.4
WSW
8
2.1
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
199
187
180
174
171
394
415
396
384
454
384
361
880
188
265
733
1084
1600
2838
3029
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:25AM0.63m
7:10AM0.65m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.09m
4:36PM0.07m
4:56PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
16
17
16
15
14
13
12
15
18
19
18
17
18
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
12
13
12
11
9
9
7
9
13
15
14
13
13
14
11
8
10
9
11
10
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