Leighton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.01° S 115.74° E

Leighton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Leighton Beach sea temperature is
16.8° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Leighton Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
19
1.8
WSW
19
2.2
WSW
18
2.3
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
850
733
754
692
577
530
291
612
566
530
904
2218
3102
2993
3053
2686
2271
1875
2133
2931
3745
4001
4267
4267
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
0
SE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:07AM0.41m
10:44AM0.45m
1:27AM0.46m
10:35AM0.37m
2:01AM0.52m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.33m
6:06PM0.20m
7:10AM0.33m
6:01PM0.21m
5:08PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
4
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
17
18
18
19
18
17
16
16
17
16
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
15
Feels °C
9
8
9
12
13
14
15
15
13
12
13
13
12
13
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
16
13
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