Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.4° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
700
528
528
408
402
408
1257
1147
1158
1024
1067
794
773
752
732
1203
1237
1179
1002
1170
975
578
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:50PM0.68m
10:13PM0.66m
10:37PM0.63m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.14m
11:06AM0.15m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
19
18
19
22
20
19
20
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16
18
24
26
21
19
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Feels °C
16
14
14
14
15
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18
19
16
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17
14
14
11
14
21
23
16
15
13
12
13
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