Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
2.4° 

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 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
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
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
586
486
406
400
357
295
290
196
187
180
174
171
394
415
396
454
454
454
361
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:37AM0.60m
6:25AM0.63m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.12m
4:17PM0.09m
4:36PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
12
12
13
16
16
15
15
14
13
12
14
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
13
12
11
10
7
7
8
12
12
11
11
9
8
7
9
14
14
14
11
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