Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
580
508
508
530
551
559
559
493
469
469
493
537
627
784
1693
773
773
892
1846
1980
2207
2305
2378
2111
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
S
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM0.27m
10:28PM0.66m
10:56PM0.68m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.15m
2:34PM0.26m
7:11AM0.15m
11:45AM0.12m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:54
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6:16
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6:16
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1
1
1
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1
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2
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Temp °C
15
15
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
14
15
16
15
15
15
13
14
16
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
12
13
14
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
13
10
10
10
10
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